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1. 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. Th...
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2. 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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3. 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 pre...
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4. 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 ...
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5. caraway
   noun leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
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6. caraway
   Carum carvi noun a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
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7. 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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8. 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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9. Caraway
   The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, 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 ...
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10. 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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11. Caraway
    Caraway (Carum carvi) is a biennial or perennial herb of the family Umbelliferae. It has a spindle-like tap root, finely divided feathery leaves which are two or three times pinnate, and erect branched furrowed stems terminated by compound umbels of white or rose-tinted, deeply notched flowers. The ...
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12. caraway
    Herb belonging to the carrot family. Native to northern temperate regions of Europe and Asia, it is grown for its spicy, aromatic seeds, which are used in cookery, medicine, and perfumery. (Carum carvi, family Umbelliferae.)
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