The dried seed of the cumin plant, used as a spice and seasoning in cooking and traditional medicine.
A compound noun combining 'cumin' and 'seed,' literally describing the seeds of the cumin plant (Cuminum cyminum).
Cumin seeds contain an oil that doesn't fully develop until the seed dries—this is why whole cumin seeds have deeper flavor than ground cumin, and why toasting them releases even more flavor.
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