n. A biennial plant, Carum Carui, of the natural order Umbelliferœ, with a tapering root like a parsnip, which when young is used as food, but has a very strong flavor.n. The Nigella sativa or black caraway, a ranunculaceous plant of southern Europe, the seeds of which are aromatic and used for the same purposes as common caraway.n. Collectively, the seeds of the caraway.n. A kind of sweet cake or comfit containing caraway-seeds.n. A kind of apple.