CARAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caraway mean? 

• CARAWAY (noun)
  The noun CARAWAY has 2 senses:

1. a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed

2. leaves used sparingly in soups and stews

  Familiarity information: CARAWAY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARAWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caraway; Carum carvi

Hypernyms ("caraway" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "caraway"):

caraway (leaves used sparingly in soups and stews)

caraway seed (aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caraway"):

whorled caraway (a caraway with whorled leaves)

Holonyms ("caraway" is a member of...):

Carum; genus Carum (caraway)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Leaves used sparingly in soups and stews

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("caraway" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("caraway" is a part of...):

caraway; Carum carvi (a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed)

 Context examples 

Caraway oil is used as a fragrance component.

(Caraway Oil, NCI Thesaurus)