caraway

[ kar-uh-wey ]

noun
  1. a plant, Carum carvi, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having finely divided leaves and umbels of white or pinkish flowers.

  2. Also called caraway seed . the aromatic seedlike fruit of this plant, used in cooking and medicine.

Origin of caraway

1
1325–75; Middle English car(a)wai, variant of carwy<Medieval Latin carui<Arabic karawiyā ≪ Greek káron caraway

Other definitions for Caraway (2 of 2)

Caraway
[ kar-uh-wey ]

noun
  1. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932.

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British Dictionary definitions for caraway

caraway

/ (ˈkærəˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Carum carvi, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small whitish flowers

  2. caraway seed the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of this plant, used in cooking and in medicine

Origin of caraway

1
C14: probably from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karon

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