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单词 cumin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cum•in /ˈkʌmən, ˈkʊm- or, often, ˈkumən, ˈkyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Plant Biologya small plant of the parsley family, with sweet-smelling, seedlike fruit used as a spice.
  2. Plant Biologythe fruit or seeds of this plant, used as a spice.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cum•in  (kumən, kŏŏm- or, often, ko̅o̅mən, kyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
  2. Plant Biologythe fruit or seeds of this plant.
  • Latin, as above
  • Semitic (compare Arabic kammūn, Hebrew kammōn cumin); replacing Old English cymen
  • Greek kýmīnon
  • Latin cumīnum
  • Old French comin)
  • Middle English comyn, cumin (bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cumin, cummin /ˈkʌmɪn/ n
  1. an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers
  2. the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn
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