different between fennel vs aniseed

English

Etymology

From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Old French fenoil, from the Vulgar Latin *f?nuclum, f?noclum, from Late Latin f?nuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?l/
• Rhymes: -?n?l

Noun

fennel (usually uncountable, plural fennels)

1. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
2. (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
3. (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

Synonyms

• sweet anise

Derived terms

• dog fennel
• hog’s fennel
• meridian fennel
• sweet fennel
• water fennel
• Florence fennel

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Further reading

• fennel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• anise seed

Etymology

anise +? seed

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.n?.sid/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Noun

aniseed (countable and uncountable, plural aniseeds)

1. (countable and uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.

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• Aeneids