Cumin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An annual Mediterranean herb (Cuminum cyminum) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers.
  • n. The seedlike fruit of this plant used for seasoning, as in curry and chili powders.
  • n. Black cumin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae
  • n. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian and Mexican cookery.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fennel-like umbelliferous plant, Cuminum Cyminum.
  • n. The fruit of this plant, commonly called cumin-seed.
  • n. A name of several plants of other genera.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
  • n. aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
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