Dictionary
cum•in
Pronunciation: (kum'un, koom'- or, often, kOO'mun, kyOO'-), [key]—
n.
1. a small plant,
Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
2. the fruit or seeds of this plant.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.