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cumins

cumins is the plural of cumin.

Meaning of cumin

Noun

cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins)

  1. (usually) The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
    • Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
  2. (usually) Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
    • 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

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Questions about cumins

What is cumins the plural of?
Cumins is the plural of cumin.

Words near cumins in the dictionary

  1. cuminic
  2. cuminil
  3. cuminol
  4. cuminoside
  5. cuminosides
  6. cumins
  7. cuminseed
  8. cuminseeds
  9. cuminyl
  10. cuminyls
  11. cumlike

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