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caraway
| caraway seed
| caraway seed bread
| carbamate
| carbamic
| carbamic acid
caraway
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun caraway has 2 senses
- caraway(n = noun.plant) carum carvi - a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed; Array has parts: caraway, caraway seed
- caraway(n = noun.food) Array - leaves used sparingly in soups and stews; Array is a kind of herb
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of carum, genus carum
has particulars: whorled caraway
is a part of caraway, carum carvi
CIDE DICTIONARY
caraway, n. [F. carvi (cf. Sp. carvi and al-caravea, al-carahueya, Pg. al-caravia) fr. Ar. karawīā, karwīā fr. Gr. ka`ron; cf. L. careum.].
- A biennial plant of the Parsley family (
Carum Carui ). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. [1913 Webster] - A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. [1913 Webster]"Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [comfits]." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
caraway, n. an umbelliferous plant, Carum carvi, bearing clusters of tiny white flowers.
Idiom
caraway seed its fruit used as flavouring and as a source of oil.
Etymology
prob. OSp. alcarahueya f. Arab. alkarawiya, perh. f. Gk karon, kareon cumin
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