caraway

¹ American  

[kar-uh-wey] / ˈkær əˌweɪ /

noun

1. a plant, Carum carvi, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having finely divided leaves and umbels of white or pinkish flowers.

2. Also called caraway seed.  the aromatic seedlike fruit of this plant, used in cooking and medicine.

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Caraway ² American  

[kar-uh-wey] / ˈkær əˌweɪ /

noun

1. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932.

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caraway British  

/ ˈkærəˌweɪ /

noun

1. an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Carum carvi, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small whitish flowers

2. the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of this plant, used in cooking and in medicine

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Etymology

Origin of caraway

1325–75; Middle English car ( a ) wai, variant of carwy < Medieval Latin carui < Arabic karawiyā ≪ Greek káron caraway