blackseed

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noun

Nigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.

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black carawayfennelfloweronion seedsmut grasscarpet grassSporobolus poiretii
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Meanings

nounblackseed (countable and uncountable, plural blackseeds)

plural blackseeds

  1. countableuncountableNigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.

    Synonyms: black caraway, fennelflower, onion seed

  2. countableuncountableNiger (Guizotia abyssinica)
  3. countableuncountableBlack medic (Medicago lupulina)
  4. countableuncountableSmut grass (Sporobolus poiretii).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNigella, black cumin (Nigella sativa), a spice plant with aromatic black seeds,.

Similar
black carawayfennelfloweronion seed

More synonyms by meaning

noungrass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus

Similar
smut grasscarpet grassSporobolus poiretii
Broader
dropseeddrop-seed
Also see
black carawaycarpet grassramtil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From black + seed.

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Cite this entry
APA

blackseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackseed

MLA

“blackseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackseed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blackseed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blackseed.

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