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fennel 音標拼音: [f'ɛnəl] n. 茴香 茴香 fennel n 1: any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems 2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [ synonym: { fennel}, { Florence fennel}, { finocchio}] 3: leaves used for seasoning [ synonym: { fennel}, { common fennel}] 4: fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixtureFennel \ Fen" nel\ ( f[ e^] n" n[ e^] l), n. [ AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. { Fenugreek}. { Finochio}.] ( Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus { F[ ae] niculum} ({ F[ ae] niculum vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. [ 1913 Webster] Smell of sweetest fennel. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. -- S. G. Goodrich. [ 1913 Webster] { Azorean fennel}, or { Sweet fennel}, ({ F[ ae] niculum dulce}). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb. { Dog' s fennel} ({ Anthemis Cotula}), a foul- smelling European weed; -- called also { mayweed}. { Fennel flower} ( Bot.), an herb ({ Nigella}) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. { Nigella Damascena} is common in gardens. { Nigella sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the " fitches" mentioned in Isaiah ( xxviii. 25). { Fennel water} ( Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative. { Giant fennel} ({ Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus. { Hog' s fennel}, a European plant ({ Peucedanum officinale}) looking something like fennel. [ 1913 Webster]
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