cuminseed

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noun

The seed of the cumin plant.

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Meanings

nouncuminseed (plural cuminseeds)

plural cuminseeds

  1. The seed of the cumin plant.

    The kitchen maid would lay out the ingredients: bunches of herbs, a jar of cuminseeds, the bearded leeks, garlic, the honey jar, the olive-oil cruet—and, of course, the liquamen.

    2018, Betty Wason, Cooks, Gluttons and Gourmets: A History of Cookery

Origin

cumin + seed

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APA

cuminseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuminseed

MLA

“cuminseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuminseed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuminseed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuminseed.

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