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fennel flower

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fen⋅nel⋅flow⋅er

[fen-l-flou-er]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1855–60; fennel + flower
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fennel flower

noun
nigella of Spain and southern France 
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