different between anise vs chervil

English

Etymology

From Middle English anys, borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin an?sum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??ni?z/, (dated) /?æn.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æ?nis/, /?æn.?s/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??nis/
• Rhymes: -i?s, -i?z

Noun

anise (countable and uncountable, plural anises)

1. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
2. (US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
   • 1934, The Gull (Golden Gate Audubon Society), volumes 16-29, page 25:

     […] of the butcherbirds which were perched on the electric wires skirting the road must be nesting birds, and that in the absence of trees or brush they must be nesting in some of the weeds along the highway, mostly anise (Foeniculum vulgare).

Usage notes

• Although fennel is sometimes referred to as anise (even in books), such usage is considered incorrect and leads to confusion with true anise.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• five-spice powder
• mastika
• ouzo
• raki

References

Anagrams

• Aisne, IESNA, Saine, Siena, asine, isnae

French

Verb

anise

1. inflection of aniser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• aînés, saine, seina

Spanish

Verb

anise

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of anisar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of anisar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of anisar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of anisar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English chervell, from Old English cerfelle, from Anglo-Norman chervele (compare Jèrriais chèrfi), from Latin chaerephylla, plural of chaerephyllum, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (khairéphullon)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t???(?)v?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?l

Noun

chervil (countable and uncountable, plural chervils)

1. (countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
2. (uncountable) leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.

Synonyms

• (plant): garden chervil, French parsley
• (leaves of herb): gourmet's parsley

Derived terms

• sea chervil (Alcyonidium diaphanum)
• turnip rooted chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
• bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis)
• wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)

Translations

References

• chervil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anthriscus cerefolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• chilver