CUMIN SEED

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Meaning:

Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family

Synonyms:

cumin; cumin seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cumin seed" is a kind of...):

edible seed (many are used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("cumin seed" is a part of...):

cumin; Cuminum cyminum (dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds)

Holonyms ("cumin seed" is a substance of...):

kummel (liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin)