Associations to the word «Cumin»

Wiktionary

CUMIN, noun. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
CUMIN, noun. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian and Mexican cookery.

Dictionary definition

CUMIN, noun. Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds.
CUMIN, noun. Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats