HyperDic: anise_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression anise plant:
NOUNplantanise plant, anise, Pimpinella anisumnative to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
English > anise plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNative to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.
Synonymsanise, Pimpinella anisum
Member ofPimpinella, genus Pimpinellaanise
Partsanise, aniseed, anise seedliquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishanís, matalahúga, pimpinella anisum
Catalananís, matafaluga, pimpinella anisum, Pimpinella anisum

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