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GENUS CARUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Carum mean?
• GENUS CARUM (noun)
The noun GENUS CARUM has 1 sense:
1. caraway
Familiarity information: GENUS CARUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caraway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carum; genus Carum
Hypernyms ("genus Carum" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Carum"):
caraway; Carum carvi (a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed)
Holonyms ("genus Carum" is a member of...):
Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
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