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FENNEL
fennel
(noun) fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
fennel, common fennel
(noun) leaves used for seasoning
fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio
(noun) aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
fennel
(noun) any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fennel (usually uncountable, plural fennels)
A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
(culinary) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(culinary) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
Proper noun
Fennel (plural Fennels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fennel is the 31994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 721 individuals. Fennel is most common among White (78.22%) and Black/African American (15.26%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Fen"nel, n. Etym: [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (F.vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. S. G. Goodrich. Azorean, or Sweet, fennel, (Fæniculum dulce). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb.
– Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also mayweed.
– Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. N.Damascena is common in gardens. N.sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
– Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative.
– Giant fennel (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus.
– Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale) looking something like fennel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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