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Car·a·way

(kărə-wā′), Hattie Ophelia Wyatt 1878-1950.

American legislator. Appointed to fill out her husband's term in the US Senate in 1931, she became in 1932 the first elected woman senator and served until 1945.

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Hattie Caraway

photographed c. 1914

car·a·way

(kărə-wā′)

1. A biennial Eurasian herb (Carum carvi) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small, white or pinkish flowers.

2. The seedlike fruit of this plant, widely used as a flavoring and seasoning in various foods. Also called caraway seed.

[Middle English carewei, from Old French carvi, caroi, probably from Medieval Latin carvi, carwi, ultimately from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karō.]

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