Black cumin
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Black cumin can refer to the seeds of either of two quite different plants, both of which are used as spices:
- Bunium persicumBunium persicumBunium persicum is a plant species in the family Apiaceae. It is related to cumin and commonly called "black cumin", though this term is ambiguous and if anything refers to the unrelated Nigella sativa more often than to B. persicum...
, similar to caraway in shape - Nigella sativaNigella sativaNigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to south and southwest Asia. It grows to tall, with finely divided, linear leaves. The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with five to ten petals. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of three to seven...
, also called kalonji or nigella. More common in the West