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onion seed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
onion seed
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A seed produced by an onion plant.

Inflected Forms

onion seeds (plural) onionseed (alternative) onion-seed (alternative)

Questions

What does onion seed mean?
The strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella (Nigella sativa), which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.

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