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Cumin

/ˈkjuːmɪn/

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

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📖 Definitions of "Cumin"

noun

1
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
"Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India."
2
Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cumin"

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Word	Definition
cuminum cyminumnoun	dwarf mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
cumin seednoun	aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cumin"

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Word	Definition
cumin seednoun	aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
cuminum cyminumnoun	dwarf mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
carawaynoun	A biennial plant of species Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. (The convention of putting caraway seeds into rye bread sometimes causes confusion about so-called rye seeds.)
tennoun	A set or group with ten elements.
cuminum	a genus of four flowering plants in the family Apiaceae.
genus cuminumnoun	cumin
black cuminnoun	A spice plant with aromatic seeds (Nigella sativa).
persian cuminnoun	caraway
kippernutnoun	Bunium bulbocastanum (black cumin) of the Apiaceae.
cinerarianoun	Any of the garden flowers in the species Pericallis × hybrida (formerly classified in the genus Cineraria).
trispermumnoun	(obsolete) A poultice made of the crushed seeds of cumin, bay, and smallage.
cudweednoun	Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
cucumbernoun	The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
hognutnoun	(US) A pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).
onionnoun	A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
curdnoun	The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
cuckoopintnoun	A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
cubebnoun	One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.
cicelynoun	A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.
cupseednoun	The menispermaceous plant Calycocarpum lyonii.