blackseed

• Plante herbacée des Antilles, naturalisée dans le sud des États-Unis, caractérisée par des touffes de tiges raides souvent noircies par un champignon sombre ; le nom désigne aussi la graine noire de la nigelle cultivée, utilisée comme épice.

A grass native to the West Indies but common in the southern United States, characterized by tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus.

1. A type of grassC1formalamerican

   A grass native to the West Indies but common in the southern United States, having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus.

   Herbe noire

   • Blackseed grows abundantly in the southern states.
   • The wiry stems of blackseed are often covered in a dark fungus.
   • Farmers in the West Indies are familiar with blackseed grass.