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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cum·in n.  Bot. A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]
    Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes.   --Spenser.
 Black cumin Bot., a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Cuminum cyminum
      n : dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
          seeds [syn: cumin]