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black_caraway
black caraway
English
Noun
black caraway (usually uncountable, plural black caraways)
- A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds
- (India) A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum
Synonyms
- (Nigella sativa): nigella, fennelflower, onion seed, blackseed, kalonji, black cumin
- (Bunium bulbocastanum): black cumin, earthnut, hognut, kippernut