| 单词 | black cumin seed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack cumin seed black cumin n. fennel flower, Nigella sativa, a plant producing small black seeds used as a spice; (also) (more fully black cumin seed) the seeds themselves; also called Roman coriander. ΚΠ 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Roomsche Coriander, romaine Coriander, or black Cummine-seed. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. x. 131 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. Cumin White, eight Mamoudi's. Cumin Black, three Mamoudi's. 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 229 They smell to black Cummin-seed bruised and tyed up in a Nodule. 1878 R. W. Stevens On Stowage Ships & their Cargoes (ed. 7) 563 Black cummin, the pungent seeds of the Nigella Sativa are used instead of pepper. 1906 Garden 6 Jan. 9/3 N. sativa (Black Cumin) is a tall-growing plant, with bluish flowers that have no involucre. 2002 P. Theroux Dark Star Safari (2003) v. 74 His boss had liked fruit juice, and preferred boiled black cumin to tea. < as lemmas |
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