'Cummin' definitions:
Definition of 'Cummin'
From: GCIDE
- Cummin \Cum"min\ (k?m"m?n), n. Same as Cumin. [1913 Webster]
- Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin. -- Matt. xxiii. 23. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'cummin'
From: GCIDE
- Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L. cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb. kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.) A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.] [1913 Webster]
- Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'cummin'
From: Easton
- Cummin (Heb. kammon; i.e., a "condiment"), the fruit or seed of an umbelliferous plant, the Cuminum sativum, still extensively cultivated in the East. Its fruit is mentioned in Isa. 28:25, 27. In the New Testament it is mentioned in Matt. 23:23, where our Lord pronounces a "woe" on the scribes and Pharisees, who were zealous in paying tithes of "mint and anise and cummin," while they omitted the weightier matters of the law." "It is used as a spice, both bruised, to mix with bread, and also boiled, in the various messes and stews which compose an Oriental banquet." Tristram, Natural History.