Black Cumin
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Black Cumin
Bunium bulbocastanum
AKA: great pignut, soil chestnut, black zira, shah jeera, earth nut
Family: Apiaceae
Kind: Perennial
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Black Cumin Seed
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Edible root aka pignut
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Edible leaves
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» Black Cumin is common in these Cuisines
» Black Cumin is common in these Cuisines
The Apiaceae Family
a family of flowering plantsAKA: the celery, carrot or parsley family, or umbellifers