cummin
 蒔蘿;小茴香子


 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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 Cum·min n. Same as Cumin.
    Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin.   -- Matt. xxiii. 23.

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 Cummin
    (Heb. kammon; i.e., a "condiment"), the fruit or seed of an
    umbelliferous plant, the Cuminum sativum, still extensively
    cultivated in the East. Its fruit is mentioned in Isa. 28:25,
    27. In the New Testament it is mentioned in Matt. 23:23, where
    our Lord pronounces a "woe" on the scribes and Pharisees, who
    were zealous in paying tithes of "mint and anise and cummin,"
    while they omitted the weightier matters of the law." "It is
    used as a spice, both bruised, to mix with bread, and also
    boiled, in the various messes and stews which compose an
    Oriental banquet." Tristram, Natural History.