CARAWAY SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caraway seed mean? 

• CARAWAY SEED (noun)
  The noun CARAWAY SEED has 1 sense:

1. aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning

  Familiarity information: CARAWAY SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARAWAY SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

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

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

Holonyms ("caraway seed" is a substance of...):

seed cake; seedcake (a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon)

akvavit; aquavit (Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds)

kummel (liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin)