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."