[ 'kju:mɪn ]
(also cummin )
■ noun
1》 the aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice.
2》 the plant which bears ~ seeds, occurring from the Mediterranean to central Asia. [ Cuminum cyminum .]
Origin
OE cymen , OFr. cumon , comin , from L. ~um , from Gk kuminon , prob. of Semitic origin.