cum ‧ in /ˈkʌmən, ˈkʌmɪn, ˈkjuː- $ ˈkʌmən, ˈkuː-, ˈkjuː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: cymen , from Latin cuminum , from Greek kyminon ]
the seeds of a plant that have a sweet smell and are used especially in Mexican and Indian cooking, or the plant that they grow on