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Definition of Cumin seed
1. Noun. Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family.
Generic synonyms: Edible Seed
Substance meronyms: Kummel
Group relationships: Cumin, Cuminum Cyminum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cumin Seed
Literary usage of Cumin seed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Anise and cumin seed. 634 BOO Riscal, de Alegre, Marquis of, Alia, ... Anise and
cumin seed. 624 823 Valencian Society of Agriculture, Valencia.—Seeds. ..."
2. A Manual of Domestic Economy: Suited to Families Spending from £100 to £1000 by John Henry Walsh (1856)
"... cardamome, cumin seed, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and tamarinds, or
at ull evt'tiM of ... cumin seed.«, 4 oz. ..."
3. Materia Indica, Or, Some Account of Those Articles which are Employed by the by Whitelaw Ainslie (1826)
"The plant, however, is growing in the botanical garden of Calcutta, introduced
from Persia. In Malta, where cumin seed is very common, ..."
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