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caraway 音标拼音: [k'ærəw ,e] [k'ɛrəw ,e] n. 香菜 香菜 caraway n 1: a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed [ synonym: { caraway}, { Carum carvi}] 2: leaves used sparingly in soups and stewsApiaceae \ Apiaceae\ prop. n. A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: { parsley}; { carrot}; { anise}; { caraway}; { celery}; { dill}. Syn: Umbelliferae, family { Umbelliferae}, family { Apiaceae}, carrot family [ WordNet 1. 5]
Caraway \ Car" a* way\ ( k[ a^] r"[. a]* w[ asl]), n. [ F. carvi ( cf. Sp. carvi and al- caravea, al- carahueya, Pg. al- caravia) fr. Ar. karaw[ imac][= a], karw[ imac][= a] fr. Gr. ka` ron; cf. L. careum.] 1. ( Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family ({ Carum Carui}). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. [ 1913 Webster] Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [ comfits]. -- Cogan. [ 1913 Webster]
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