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Definition of Caraway
1. Noun. A Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed.
Terms within: Caraway Seed
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Carum, Genus Carum
Specialized synonyms: Whorled Caraway
2. Noun. Leaves used sparingly in soups and stews.
Definition of Caraway
1. 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.
Definition of Caraway
1. Noun. A biennial plant, ''Carum carvi'', native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. ¹
2. Noun. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caraway
1. an herb used in cooking [n -WAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caraway
Literary usage of Caraway
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"Crude oil of caraway varies from pale-yellow to colourless ; it is mobile, of sp.
gr. ... Smells of caraway, and has a burning, sharply bitterish taste, ..."
2. Spices and how to Know Them by Walter M. Gibbs (1909)
"The common name, caraway or carraway, is given to the dried fruits carum carui,
which is a biennial ... The English name caraway and the Spanish name ..."
3. Pharmaceutical and Food Analysis: A Manual of Standard Methods for the by Azor Thurston (1922)
"Oil of caraway is used in the official compound spirits of juniper. It is a
stimulant and carminative. Often the oil is distilled from the whole seeds. ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"caraway oil, when fresh, is of a yellow color, but soon turns dark yellow to
brownish, ... The ail has a pure caraway odor and a pungent, aromatic taste. ..."
5. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"On the surface they are finely granular. The characteristic elements as seen in
surface view are the large FIG. 129. Black caraway ..."
6. A Universal formulary: Containing the Methods of Preparing and Administering by Robert Eglesfeld Griffith (1866)
"Oil of caraway, half fl. drachm. Syrup of roses, sufficient. Rub the dry ingredients
into a fine powder. When the confection is to be used, add the syrup, ..."
7. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia... With Numerous by Mrs N K M Lee, N. K. M. Lee (1832)
"caraway COMFITS. Take some fine caraway seeds, sift all ihe dust from them, and
have a large copper preserving- pan, about two feet wide, ..."
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