CUMINUM CYMINUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cuminum cyminum mean? 

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

1. dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUMINUM CYMINUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cumin; Cuminum cyminum

Hypernyms ("Cuminum cyminum" 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 "Cuminum cyminum"):

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

Holonyms ("Cuminum cyminum" is a part of...):

Cuminum; genus Cuminum (cumin)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the seeds of Cuminum cyminum.

(Cumin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)