CARUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carum mean? 

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

1. caraway

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Caraway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carum; genus Carum

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Carum"):

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

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

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

 Context examples 

The oil pressed from the seed fruits of Carum carvi.

(Caraway Oil, NCI Thesaurus)