Apiaceae
Cumin
Cuminum cyminum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Cuminum
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Cuminum cyminum (Cumin, Cummin, Jeera) - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Anti-inflammatory Recipes | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University or extension
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Is Cumin safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Cumin safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Cumin safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Cumin safe for kids?
Our sources call Cumin non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Cuminum cyminum (Cumin, Cummin, Jeera) - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Anti-inflammatory Recipes | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University or extension
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.
Common names
By language (99)
- ace
- Jeura putéh
- aeb
- كمّون
- Afrikaans
- Komyn
- ang
- Cymen
- Arabic
- كمون, الكمون
- Armenian
- Եփութուխ:Չաման
- arz
- كمون
- Assamese
- জীৰা
- Asturian
- Comín
- azb
- عادی جیره
- Azerbaijani
- Adi cirə
- Bangla
- জিরা, জিরা গাছ
- Basque
- Kumino
- Belarusian
- Кмін рымскі
- bik
- Kumino
- Breton
- Koumin
- Bulgarian
- Кимион
- Burmese
- ဇီယာ
- Cantonese
- 孜然
- Catalan
- Comí
- Cebuano
- Komino, Cumin, Cummin, Kamin, Kumin, Kyumin
- Chinese
- 孜然, 孜然芹, 孜然芹（香旱芹）, 安息茴香, 枯茗
- Croatian
- Kumin
- Czech
- Šabrej kmínovitý, Kmín římský
- Danish
- Spidskommen
- Divehi
- ދިރި
- Dutch
- Komijn, Djintan, Djinten
- English
- Cumin, Cheese cumin, Cumin plant, Roman caraway, Roman cumin, Spice caraway, Spice cumin
- Esperanto
- Kumino, Oficina kumino
- Filipino
- Komino, Cumin, Cummin, Kamin, Kumin, Kumino, Kyumin
- Finnish
- Roomankumina, Juustokumina, Jeera
- French
- Cumin, Cumin blanc, Cumin de Maroc, Faux anis
- Galician
- Comiño
- Georgian
- Ძირა
- German
- Kreuzkümmel, Cumin, Kumin, Mutterkümmel, Römischer Kümmel, Weißer Kümmel, Welscher Kümmel
- Greek
- Κύμινο
- Gujarati
- જીરું, જીરુ
- Hebrew
- כמון
- Hindi
- जीरा, ज़ीरा
- Hungarian
- Rómaikömény, Római kömény, Borsoskömény, Egyiptomikömény
- Indonesian
- Jintan putih
- io
- Kumino
- Irish
- Cuimín
- Italian
- Cumino romano, Cumino
- Japanese
- クミン, ばきん, ウマゼリ, バキン, 馬芹
- Javanese
- Jinten putih
- kab
- Takamimt
- Kannada
- ಜೀರಿಗೆ
- Kazakh
- Зира
- Konkani
- जिरें
- Korean
- 쿠민, 쯔란
- ks
- زیٛوٗر
- Kurdish
- Reşke, رەشکە, Kemyon, Kîmyon, Zîre
- Latvian
- Kumīns, Romiešu ķimenes
- lez
- Гьефер
- Lithuanian
- Kuminas
- Luxembourgish
- Kräizkimmel, Cuminum
- Maithili
- जीरा
- Malagasy
- Komina
- Malay
- Jintan putih
- Malayalam
- ജീരകം, Cumin, വെള്ള ജീരകം
- Maltese
- Kemmun
- Marathi
- जिरे, जीरे
- Nepali
- जीरा
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Spisskum, Spisskarve, Spisskummen, Cumin, Spisskummin
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Spisskum
- Odia
- ଜିରା
- os
- Зира
- Persian
- زیره سبز, زیرهٔ سبز
- pnt
- Κυμιόνιν
- Polish
- Kmin rzymski, Jeera, Kmin indyjski, Kumin
- Portuguese
- Cominho, Cominhos
- Punjabi
- ਜੀਰਾ
- Romanian
- Chimion
- Russian
- Зира, Зар, Затр, Зэра, Каммун, Кмин тминовый, Кумин, Римский тмин
- Sanskrit
- जीरकम्, जीरिका
- sco
- Cumin
- Serbian
- Кумин
- Sindhi
- اڇو جيرو
- Sinhala
- සූදුරු
- Slovak
- Rascovec obyčajný
- Slovenian
- Rimska kumina, Laški kumin, Malteška kumina, Orientalska kumina, Rimska kumna, Zamorski kumen, Zamurski kumen
- Spanish
- Comino, Alcamonia, Comino comun, Comino común, Comino fino, Comino hortense, Comino real, Cominos
- Sundanese
- Jinten bodas
- Swahili
- Jira
- Swedish
- Spiskummin, Ostkummin
- Tajik
- Зира
- Tamil
- சீரகம்
- tcy
- ಜೀರ್ದರಿ
- Telugu
- జీలకర్ర, జీలకఱ్ఱ
- Thai
- ยี่หร่า
- Turkish
- Kimyon
- Ukrainian
- Зіра
- Urdu
- زیرہ
- Uzbek
- Zira, Sariq zira
- Vietnamese
- Thì là Ai Cập
- vls
- Komyn
- Welsh
- Cwmin
- wuu
- 孜然
Synonyms
- Cuminia cyminum J.F.Gmel.
- Cuminum aegyptiacum Mérat ex DC.
- Cuminum cyminum var. hispanicum (Mérat ex DC.) Lange
- Cuminum hispanicum Mérat ex DC.
- Cuminum odorum Salisb.
- Cuminum officinale Garsault
- Cuminum sativum J.Sm.
- Cyminon longeinvolucellatum St.-Lag.
- Ligusticum cuminum Crantz
- Luerssenia cyminum Kuntze
- Selinum cuminum E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tanvir Anjum Adib, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.