Caraway

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  • noun. A biennial Eurasian herb (Carum carvi) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small, white or pinkish flowers.
  • noun. The seedlike fruit of this plant, widely used as a flavoring and seasoning in various foods.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A biennial plant, Carum Carui, of the natural order UmbelliferÅ“, with a tapering root like a parsnip, which when young is used as food, but has a very strong flavor.
  • noun. The Nigella sativa or black caraway, a ranunculaceous plant of southern Europe, the seeds of which are aromatic and used for the same purposes as common caraway.
  • noun. Collectively, the seeds of the caraway.
  • noun. A kind of sweet cake or comfit containing caraway-seeds.
  • noun. A kind of apple.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
  • noun. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
  • noun. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
  • noun. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
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    "But here's my idea: First, the caraway is a diversion, not involved in the chemistry of the thing, I'm sure."
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