Fennel flower Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun nigella of Spain and southern France
    Nigella hispanica.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. N.Damascena is common in gardens. N.sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25).

Webster 1913