noun
also cum·min ˈkəmə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English comin, cummin, from Old English cymen; akin to Old High German kumīn cumin, Middle Low German kömen, all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin cuminum, from Greek kyminon, of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic kammūn cumin, Hebrew kammōn
: a dwarf plant ( Cuminum cyminum ) of the family Umbelliferae that is native to Egypt and Syria and has long been cultivated for its aromatic seeds which are used in flavoring