Cumin

"Geerah" redirects here. For a unit of measurement, see girah.
Not to be confused with curcumin or the Cumans.
For other uses, see Cumin (surname), Cummin (given name), and Cummins (surname).

Cumin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cuminum
Species:
C. cyminum
Binomial name
Cuminum cyminum
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Cumin (/ˈkʌmɪn/,[2][3] /ˈkjuːmɪn/;[2][3] US also /ˈkuːmɪn/;[2] Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Irano-Turanian Region.[4] Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form. Although cumin is used in traditional medicine, there is no high-quality evidence that it is safe or effective as a therapeutic agent.[5]

  1. ^ "Cuminum cyminum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Cumin". Merriam-Webster: Dictionary. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Cumin". Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ Kislev, Mordechai E.; Hartmann, Anat; Galili, Ehud (1 September 2004). "Archaeobotanical and archaeoentomological evidence from a well at Atlit-Yam indicates colder, more humid climate on the Israeli coast during the PPNC period". Journal of Archaeological Science. 31 (9): 1301–1310. Bibcode:2004JArSc..31.1301K. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2004.02.010. ISSN 0305-4403.
  5. ^ "Cumin". Drugs.com. 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.