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CARUM CARVI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carum carvi mean? 

CARUM CARVI (noun)
  The noun CARUM CARVI has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CARUM CARVI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARUM CARVI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caraway; Carum carvi

Hypernyms ("Carum carvi" 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 "Carum carvi"):

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 "Carum carvi"):

whorled caraway (a caraway with whorled leaves)

Holonyms ("Carum carvi" is a member of...):

Carum; genus Carum (caraway)


 Context examples 


The oil pressed from the seed fruits of Carum carvi.

(Caraway Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



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