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usually uncountable, plural cumins
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. examples
Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery. quotations examples
Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 269