Cummin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
     cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
     kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. {Kummel}.] (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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Black cumin} (Bot.), a plant ({Nigella sativa}) with pungent
        seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cummin \Cum"min\ (k?m"m?n), n.
     Same as {Cumin}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin.        -- Matt.
                                                    xxiii. 23.
     [1913 Webster]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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.