blackseed

• Planta herbácea originária das Índias Ocidentais e comum no sul dos Estados Unidos, de caules rígidos e em tufos, frequentemente coberta por um fungo escuro. Também se refere às sementes escuras dessa planta ou de outras plantas semelhantes, como a nigela, usadas como tempero ou remédio.

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.

   Capim-preto

   • 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.