Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAR'A-WAY, n. [Gr. καρος, καρον; L. caros, careum; Fr. carvi; Sp. alcaravea or alcarahueya; D. kerwe; Ar. كَرَوِيَا karawaia.]

A plant of the genus Carum; a biennial plant, with a taper root like a parsnep, which, when young, is good eating. The seeds have an aromatic smell and a warm pungent taste. They are used in cakes, incrusted with sugar, and distilled with spirituous liquors. – Encyc.