Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An annual, aromatic Mediterranean herb (Pimpinella anisum) in the parsley family, cultivated for its seedlike fruits and the oil obtained from them.
- noun The seedlike fruit of this plant, used to flavor foods, liqueurs, and candies.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An annual umbelliferous plant, P'impinella Anisum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (
Pimpinella anisum ) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds. - noun The fruit or seeds of this plant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for itscarminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as aspice . Has alicorice scent.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
- noun native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With a bunch of lovely garlic ramps and some baby anise from the Union Square market.
Farmers' Market Foray aka TBTAM 2009
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* Make a dish, baked good, or beverage in which anise is used.
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- Sra of When My Soup Came Alive made a yummy vegetarian dish: Mixed Vegetable Curry, in which anise is included in the spice mixture
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- Sra of When My Soup Came Alive made a yummy vegetarian dish: Mixed Vegetable Curry, in which anise is included in the spice mixture
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* Make a dish, baked good, or beverage in which anise is used.
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Fennel provides the single most distinctive flavor in Italian sausage and it's often described as anise-like.
Sausage Ragu 2006
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Fennel provides the single most distinctive flavor in Italian sausage and it's often described as anise-like.
Herbal Triptych 2006
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Although called anise, this Chinese herb is not actually related to the anise family but to the magnolia family.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Although called anise, this Chinese herb is not actually related to the anise family but to the magnolia family.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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Although called anise, this Chinese herb is not actually related to the anise family but to the magnolia family.
Make It Easy Make It Light Laurie Burrows Grad 1987
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