the dried seeds of the cumin plant, used in cooking as a spice (= to give a strong taste and smell to the dish) 莳萝籽；土茴香籽 
cumin seeds 土茴香籽
Word OriginOld English cymen, from Latin cuminum, from Greek kuminon, probably of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew kammōn and Arabic kammūn; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French cumon, comin, also from Latin.
