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Caraway vs Coriander - What's the difference?

caraway | coriander |

As nouns the difference between caraway and coriander

is that caraway is a biennial plant, species: Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice while coriander is the annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.

caraway

English

(wikipedia caraway)

Noun

(-)
  • A biennial plant, , native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
  • The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.
  • A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.
  • * (rfdate). Cogan:
    • Caraways , or biscuits, or some other [comfits].

    Synonyms

    * (Persian cumin)

    References

    coriander

    English

    (wikipedia coriander)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The annual herb Coriandrum sativum , used in many cuisines.
  • The dried seeds thereof, used as a spice.

    • Meronyms

    * ; in other dialects, this, too, like the rest of the plant, is called (term)

    Synonyms

    * (herb) Chinese parsley