NOUN | plant | anise plant, anise, Pimpinella anisum | native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery |
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Meaning | Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery. | |
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Synonyms | anise, Pimpinella anisum | |
Member of | Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella | anise |
Parts | anise, aniseed, anise seed | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | anís, matalahúga, pimpinella anisum | |
Catalan | anís, matafaluga, pimpinella anisum, Pimpinella anisum |
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