English > anise plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | 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 |
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Member of | Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella | anise |
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Parts | anise, aniseed, anise seed | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors |
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Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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Spanish | anís, matalahúga, pimpinella anisum |
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Catalan | anís, matafaluga, pimpinella anisum, Pimpinella anisum |
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