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CUMIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
Synonyms:
cumin; cumin seed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cumin" is a kind of...):
edible seed (many are used as seasoning)
Holonyms ("cumin" is a part of...):
cumin; Cuminum cyminum (dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds)
Holonyms ("cumin" is a substance of...):
kummel (liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
Synonyms:
cumin; Cuminum cyminum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cumin" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "cumin"):
cumin; cumin seed (aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family)
Holonyms ("cumin" is a part of...):
Cuminum; genus Cuminum (cumin)
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