Nigella sativa

Translingual

Proper noun

Nigella sativa f

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – black cumin, a spice native to the west and south Asia.

Hypernyms

(species): Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Nigelleae - tribe; Nigella - genus; Nigella sect. Nigella - section

Hyponyms

(species): Nigella sativa var. hispidula, Nigella sativa var. sativa - varieties

Further reading

Nigella sativa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nigella sativa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nigella sativa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nigella sativa at USDA Plants database

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