Cumin Seeds & Powder Botanical Name : Cuminum Cyminum L. Family Name : Apiaceae Commercial Part : Fruit Cumin Is The Dried, White Fruit With Greyish Brown Colour Of A Small Slender Annual Herb. The Surface Of The Fruit Has 5 Primary Ridges, Alternatively Has 4 Less Distinct Secondary Ridges Bearing Numerous Short Hairs. The Plant Is 15 To 50 Cm High. The Aromatic Seed Like Fruit Is Elongated, Ovoid, 3 To 6 Mm Long, Slightly Bitter And Has A Warm Flavor. The Flowers Are White Or Rose Coloured In Small Umbels.