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cumin

cum·in [ kúmmin, kmin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. seeds used cooking: the aromatic seeds of a plant of the carrot family. Use: whole or ground as a spice.

2. plant with aromatic seeds: the plant that produces cumin seeds. Native to: Mediterranean.  Latin name Cuminum cyminum.

[Pre-12th century. Via Latin cuminum< Greek kuminon< Semitic]
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