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onion seed

onion seed noun: the strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.

Noun

onion seed (plural onion seeds)

  1. The strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A seed produced by an onion plant.

onion seed meaning in Arabic

onion seed in Arabic

seeds of an onion plant
قِزْح qizḥ

Forms of onion seed

pluralonion seeds
alternative formonionseed
alternative formonion-seed

Questions about onion seed

What does onion seed mean?
Onion seed means the strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.
What is onion seed in Arabic?
Onion seed in Arabic is قِزْح (qizḥ). See Onion seed meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is onion seed?
Onion seed is a noun.
What is the plural of onion seed?
The plural of onion seed is onion seeds.

Words near onion seed in the dictionary

  1. onion roll
  2. onion rolls
  3. onion router
  4. onion routers
  5. onion routing
  6. onion seed
  7. onion seeds
  8. onion service
  9. onion services
  10. onion skin
  11. onion skinning

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