CUMINUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cuminum mean? 

• CUMINUM (noun)
  The noun CUMINUM has 1 sense:

1. cumin

  Familiarity information: CUMINUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUMINUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cumin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cuminum; genus Cuminum

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (parts of "Cuminum"):

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

Holonyms ("Cuminum" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the seeds of Cuminum cyminum.

(Cumin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)