[kar-uh-wey] 
| 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. |
| car·a·way (kār'ə-wā') n.
[Middle English carewei, from Old French carvi, caroi, probably from Medieval Latin carvi, carwi, ultimately from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karō.] |
| caraway seed n. See caraway. |