CICELY

Proper noun

Cicely

A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.

Anagrams

• Cecily

Etymology

Noun

cicely (usually uncountable, plural cicelies)

Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.

sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza

Synonyms

• (Myrrhis odorata): sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, sweet chervil

Anagrams

• Cecily

Source: Wiktionary


Cic"e*ly, n. Etym: [L. seselis, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera Myrrhis, Osmorrhiza, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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