"Cumin (/\u02C8kju\u02D0m\u0268n/ or UK /\u02C8k\u028Cm\u0268n/, US /\u02C8ku\u02D0m\u0268n/), sometimes spelled cummin, (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to India.Its seeds (each one contained within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a traditional medicinal plant."@en . . . . "Cumin"@en . . . . . . . . .