cuminseed
English
Etymology
Noun
cuminseed (plural cuminseeds)
- The seed of the cumin plant.
- 2018, Betty Wason, Cooks, Gluttons and Gourmets: A History of Cookery:
- The kitchen maid would lay out the ingredients: bunches of herbs, a jar of cuminseeds, the bearded leeks, garlic, the honey jar, the olive-oil cruet—and, of course, the liquamen.