cum·in /ˈkʌmən, ˈkju-/
 時蘿,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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 cumin
      n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
           seeds [syn: Cuminum cyminum]
      2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
         cumin seed]