leaves used sparingly in soups and stews a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
- Finely cut leaves and flat, greenish-white flower heads resemble those of carrots Seeds have been reputed to aid digestion, strengthen vision, improve memory, cure baldness, stop a lover's fickleness, and prevent theft of any objects containing them
Caraway is a plant with strong-tasting seeds that are used in cooking. Caraway seeds are often used to flavour bread and cakes. a plant whose seeds are used in cooking (carvi, from karawya, from karon). Dried fruit, commonly called the seed, of Carum carvi, a biennial herb of the parsley family. Native to Europe and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times. It has a distinctive aroma and a warm, slightly sharp taste. It is used as a seasoning, and the oil is used to flavor alcoholic beverages and as a medicine
{i} white-flowered aromatic plant which produces seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine
carum carvi b salads, soups, sauces, stews, roasts, breads, kummel and aquavit liqueur (used seeds and fresh green leaves) usually not with fish f, d
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Definition of carum carvi in German English dictionary