: any of a genus (Nigella) of erect annual herbs of the buttercup family having dissected threadlike leaves and usually blue or white flowers
especially
: love-in-a-mist
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According to the Connecticut Public, Cohen’s recipe includes honey, sesame, fennel, poppy, nigella, and/ or cumin and sea salt to garnish.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 May 2025
Also, garnish the dip with black sesame seeds or nigella seeds and perhaps some parsley.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Mix flour, salt, chili flakes and nigella seeds in a mixing bowl with yogurt and mix well.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
There are several ways to consume nigella seeds for their health benefits.1
There are many ways to incorporate nigella seeds into your daily diet.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 2 Mar. 2025
Like calendula, nigella is a half-hardy annual that shrugs off chilly springs.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
Each challah braid was sprinkled with different seeds and herbs: sunflower seeds, sesame, oregano, pine nuts, nigella (black caraway seeds) and cumin.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
Instead of the traditional garlic, onion, poppy and sesame seeds, the blend includes sumac, turmeric, maras chile flakes, blue cornflower, sea salt, and sesame, fennel, and black nigella seeds.
—Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 May 2025
Also, garnish the dip with black sesame seeds or nigella seeds and perhaps some parsley.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Mix flour, salt, chili flakes and nigella seeds in a mixing bowl with yogurt and mix well.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
There are several ways to consume nigella seeds for their health benefits.1
There are many ways to incorporate nigella seeds into your daily diet.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 2 Mar. 2025
Like calendula, nigella is a half-hardy annual that shrugs off chilly springs.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
Each challah braid was sprinkled with different seeds and herbs: sunflower seeds, sesame, oregano, pine nuts, nigella (black caraway seeds) and cumin.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
Instead of the traditional garlic, onion, poppy and sesame seeds, the blend includes sumac, turmeric, maras chile flakes, blue cornflower, sea salt, and sesame, fennel, and black nigella seeds.
—Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
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“Nigella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nigella. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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