History of Cumin

	Revision 3 . . May 27, 2001 1:42 am by Josh Grosse [cuminum Cyminum can't be right, it goes ''Genus species'']
	Revision 2 . . (edit) May 27, 2001 12:55 am by Malcolm Farmer

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The spice Cumin (cuminum Cyminum) is an annual, umbelliferous?, herbaceous plant, indigenous to Upper Egypt, but early cultivated in Arabia, India and China, and in the countries bordering the mediterranean.

The spice Cumin is an annual, umbelliferous?, herbaceous plant, indigenous to Upper Egypt, but early cultivated in Arabia, India and China, and in the countries bordering the mediterranean. It belongs to the parsley or carrot family, Apiaceae.