From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. {Kummel}.] (Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
({Cuminum Cyminum}), cultivated for its seeds, which have a
bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used
like those of anise and caraway. [Written also {cummin}.]
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Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
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{Black cumin} (Bot.), a plant ({Nigella sativa}) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cumin
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
seeds [syn: {cumin}, {Cuminum cyminum}]
2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
{cumin}, {cumin seed}]
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