Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cummin"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
{Black cumin} (Bot.), a plant ({Nigella sativa}) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cummin \Cum"min\ (k?m"m?n), n.
Same as {Cumin}.
Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin. -- Matt.
xxiii. 23.
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