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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser. {Black cumin} (Bot.), a plant ({Nigella sativa}) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cumin n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: {Cuminum cyminum}] 2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: {cumin seed}]
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