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Number Of Flower
Seed
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Shape
Elongated Ovals
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Size
6 Mm Long
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Usage In
Cooking
The cumin, or comino, seeds are actually dry fruits known as schizocarps. They are thin yellowish brown elongated ovals about 6 mm (0.25 inch) long. Each features five prominent longitudinal dorsal ridges interspersed with less-distinctive secondary ridges forming a tiny gridlike pattern.