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🌱 A sweet plant 🧂 A flavoring root
aniseroot

aniseroot

1 9.9
A North American plant with roots that smell and taste like anise
  • noun
  • US
: raíz de anís
  • You can recognize aniseroot by its sweet scent and feathery leaves in the forest.

Examples

  • Native Americans traditionally used aniseroot in both cooking and medicine.

  • I added aniseroot to my herbal tea.

  • The chef added chopped aniseroot to the dessert for a unique flavor.

  • The aniseroot has a unique flavor.

  • The chef added chopped aniseroot to the dessert for a unique flavor.

  • Native Americans traditionally used aniseroot in both cooking and medicine.

  • You can recognize aniseroot by its sweet scent and feathery leaves in the forest.

Surface Forms

aniseroot singular
aniseroots plural

Morphology

aniseroot = anise + root (transparent) = anise + root

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'anise' + 'root' (a root with anise-like smell/taste).

Etymology

Aniseroot is a simple compound of anise and root, where anise means 'a sweet, licorice-like spice' and root means 'the underground part' of a plant; the name points to a North American plant whose roots smell and taste like anise, so the word tells you what the plant is.