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Cinnamon vs Cumin - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between cinnamon and cumin

is that cinnamon is a small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or species: Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae while cumin is the flowering plant species: Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

As an adjective cinnamon

is containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.

cinnamon

English

(wikipedia cinnamon)

Noun

  • (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or , belonging to the family Lauraceae.
  • Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon ( or Cinnamomum cassia ).
  • (uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as (true cinnamon).
  • (countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon .

    • Derived terms

    * cinnamic acid * cinnamon bear * cinnamon fern * cinnamon stick * cinnamon stone * oil of cinnamon * wild cinnamon

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
  • Of a yellowish-brown colour.

    • See also

    * cassia * essonite, hessonite * five-spice powder * red-hot * Saigon cinnamon *

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    cumin

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The flowering plant , in the family Apiaceae.
    • Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
  • Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian and Mexican cookery.

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