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The cumin seed comes from a plant of the parsley family. A small, delicate annual, it grows to a height of about 25 cm/10 in. The spicy seeds are boat-shaped, ridged, and brownish green in colour.
Seedlike fruit of the herb cumin, which belongs to the carrot family. It has a bitter flavour and is used as a spice in cooking. (Cuminum cyminum, family Umbelliferae.)
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