Cumin

n.

1.

(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. Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. - Spenser. Black cumin (Bot.) a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.

Noun	1.	cumin - dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds Synonyms: Cuminum cyminum
	2.	cumin - aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family Synonyms: cumin seed

cumin seed, Cuminum, Cuminum cyminum, genus Cuminum, herb, herbaceous plant