English > Pimpinella: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | anise. |
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Synonym | genus Pimpinella |
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Member of | Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family | plants having flowers in umbels |
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Members | anise, anise plant, 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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Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | género pimpinella, genus pimpinella, pimpinella |
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Catalan | genus pimpinella, pimpinella |
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