fennelflower

fennelflower
/fen"l flow'euhr/, n.
1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Nigella, of the buttercup family, esp. N. sativa, the seeds of which are used, esp. in the East, as a condiment and medicine.
2. the flower of this plant.
[1855-60; FENNEL + FLOWER]

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