cumin-see

Updated: June 12, 2025

Then there is the basil with its mystic virtues, and the cumin-see and cyclamen, which from the time of Theophrastus have been coveted for their magic virtues. Similarly in Voigtland, the common basil was regarded as a test of chastity, withering in the hands of the impure.

T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer - The Folk-lore of Plants