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Caraway

a plant of the parsley family. It is found wild in southern Europe and some parts of Asia. The seeds are much used for flavoring cookies, bread, and cheese. Caraway is also a medicine, and an oil pressed from the seed is used as a perfume. If left to do as it pleases caraway is pretty apt to take care of itself about dooryards.

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