# nigella

> English word · Noun · IPA /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/ · frequency rank #67,681

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
2. The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nigella