Look up: caraway

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   Caraway
   (Carum) This tall, frost-hardy biennial is an ancient herb cultivated for its aromatic seeds and tender young leaves. It is found wild in European countries and Morocco. Caraway plants form rosettes of carrot-like foliage the first season and stalks topped with clusters of white flowers the next. The flowers produce an abundance of seeds. Caraway seeds are used for flavoring in confectionery. A fragrant oil that is obtained from the seeds is said to have carminative and stimulant properties and ...
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   Caraway
   Caraway is a biennial herb umbelliferae.
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   Caraway
   Caraway is a town in Craighead County Arkansas, USA
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   caraway
   [n] - a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed 2. [n] - leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
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   caraway
   an umbelliferous plant, Carum carvi, bearing clusters of tiny white flowers; the fruit of it is used as flavouring and as a source of oil Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • aromatic seed of plant of the umbelliferous family ; chiefly used in the preparation of liqueurs Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Caraway
   Car'a·way (kăr'ȧ*wa) noun [ French carvi (cf. Spanish carvi and al-caravea , al-carahueya , Portuguese al-caravia ) from Arabic karawīā , karwīā from Greek ka`ron ; confer Latin careum .] 1. (Botany) A biennial plant of the Parsley family ( Carum Carui ). The seeds hav ...
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   caraway
   noun leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
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   caraway
   Carum carvi noun a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
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   Caraway
   `Caraway` or `Persian cumin` (`Carum carvi`) is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and western Asia. The plant is similar in appearance to a carrot plant, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20-30 cm stems. The main flower stem is 40-60 cm tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits, (erroneously called seeds) are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with f...
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    Caraway
    • (n.) A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. • (n.) 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.
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    caraway
    the dried fruit, commonly called seed, of Carum carvi, a biennial herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae), native to Europe and ... [1 related articles]
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    caraway
    caraway, biennial Old World plant (Carum carvi) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), cultivated in Europe and North America for its aromatic seeds. They are small and ovate, with a pleasant spicy flavor, and are used as a condiment; as seasoning of pastry and bread doughs, cabbage, sausage, ...
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