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CUMIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family

Synonyms:

cumin; cumin seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cumin" is a kind of...):

edible seed (many are used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("cumin" is a part of...):

cumin; Cuminum cyminum (dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds)

Holonyms ("cumin" is a substance of...):

kummel (liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds

Synonyms:

cumin; Cuminum cyminum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cumin" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "cumin"):

cumin; cumin seed (aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family)

Holonyms ("cumin" is a part of...):

Cuminum; genus Cuminum (cumin)

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