Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to southwest Asia. It grows to 20–30 cm (7.9–12 in) tall, with finely divided, linear (but not thread-like) leaves. The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with 5–10 petals. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of 3–7 united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. The seed is used as a spice.
In English,
Nigella sativa seed is variously called
fennel flower,
nutmeg flower,
Roman coriander,
blackseed,
black caraway, or
black onion seed. Other names used, sometimes misleadingly, are
onion seed and
black sesame, both of which are similar-looking but unrelated. The seeds are frequently referred to as
black cumin (as in Bengali:
kalo jira,
kalo jeera,
kali jeera), but this is also used for a different spice, Bunium persicum. The scientific name is a derivative of Latin
niger "black". An older English name
gith is now used for the corncockle. In English-speaking countries with large immigrant populations, it is also variously known as
kalonji (Hindi कलौंजी
kalauṃjī or कलोंजी
kaloṃjī),
kezah Hebrew קצח),
chernushka (Russian),
çörek otu (Turkish),
habbat albarakah (Arabic حبه البركة
ḥabbatu l-barakah "seed of blessing") or
siyah daneh (Persian سیاهدانه
siyâh dâne)or كلونجى in urdu.
"KARIM JEERAKAM" in Malayalam. Read more
Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to southwest Asia. It grows to 20–30 cm (7.9–12 in) tall, with finely divided, linear (but not thread-like) leaves. The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with 5–10 petals. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of 3–7 united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. The seed is used as a spice.
In English, Nigella sativa seed is variously called fennel flower, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, blackseed, black caraway, or black onion seed. Other names used, sometimes misleadingly, are onion seed and black sesame, both of which are similar-looking but unrelated. The seeds are frequently referred to as black cumin (as in Bengali: kalo jira, kalo jeera, kali jeera), but this is also used for a different spice, Bunium persicum. The scientific name is a derivative of Latin niger "black". An older English name gith is now used for the corncockle. In English-speaking countries with large immigrant populations, it is also variously known as kalonji (Hindi कलौंजी kalauṃjī or कलोंजी kaloṃjī), kezah Hebrew קצח), chernushka (Russian), çörek otu (Turkish), habbat albarakah (Arabic حبه البركة ḥabbatu l-barakah "seed of blessing") or siyah daneh (Persian سیاهدانه siyâh dâne)or كلونجى in urdu. "KARIM JEERAKAM" in Malayalam. Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment