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Cumin  n.  (Written also cummin)  (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."
Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.





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"Cumin" Quotes from Famous Books



... Hamlets, or a Roman Catholic candidate, as in Southwark, to succeed in their respective candidatures. The Cumulative Vote not only secured the representation of minorities, but in so doing facilitated very considerably the working of the Education Act. Mr. Patrick Cumin, at that time permanent secretary of the Education Department, in giving evidence before a select committee of the House of Commons, stated that "it would not have been possible to carry the Act into effect, and certainly there would have been more friction ...
— Proportional Representation - A Study in Methods of Election • John H. Humphreys


Words linked to "Cumin" :   edible seed, Cuminum cyminum, cumin seed, Cuminum, herb, genus Cuminum


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