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n. - Genus of biennial umbelliferous herbs, many of whose seeds are used in cooking.

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  • Caraway Seed is actually the fruit of a biennial herb in the parsley family, known as Carum carvi.
  • = = Parsley = = (= Carum Petroselinum =) will teach those who have eyes exactly how it should be grown.
  • Very often, when he passed me, he would lay his hand softly on my head and murmur 'Carum Caput.' ...
  • Umbelliferæ -- Hydrocotyle Asiatica, Carum copticum,
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