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fennel

fennel

11 4.3
A tall plant with feathery leaves and yellow flowers whose seeds are used as a spice
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛnəl/
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  • So it's salt, fennel seeds, lemon rind and a touch of garlic.

So it's salt, fennel seeds, lemon rind and a touch of garlic.

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Examples

  • A mix of fennel seeds and spices enhances the taste of the curry dish.

  • In a medium saucepan, combine the water, apple juice, orange juice, cloves, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, and fennel.

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  • "Do you have any root tea and fennel?"

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  • I use ginger, cinnamon, star knees, fennel and cloves.

  • They were busily inspecting a growth of fennel when the crashing of underbrush startled them almost into flight.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The fifth and last course will consist of classic cappuccino panna cotta with cinnamon-scented crema and wild fennel pollen biscotti.

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  • In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, eggs, breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, salt, red pepper flakes, and fennel (if using) until well blended.

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  • In a bowl, mix together the lavender, 1 T. chopped basil, oregano, thyme, Italian parsley, fennel seeds, black pepper, 2 T. olive oil, and lemon juice.

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  • The chef added chopped fennel to the salad for extra flavor.

  • She garnished the soup with fresh fennel to give it a bright, aromatic touch.

Synonyms

Foeniculum vulgare
vsfennel
  • Specialized
7.5

A strong smelling herb with feathery leaves and seeds that taste like licorice used in cooking and herbal medicine

is the common everyday name rather than the formal botanical term
common fennel
vsfennel
  • Specialized
3.2

A Mediterranean plant with feathery leaves and seeds used in cooking that taste like anise

is the general tall aromatic plant not limited to one regional variety

Compounds

2 3.6

Small aromatic seeds used to add flavor to food and drinks

common fennel
  • Specialized
3.2

A Mediterranean plant with feathery leaves and seeds used in cooking that taste like anise

9.6

A common North American weed with thin, feathery leaves and a strong smell when crushed

A garden plant with feathery leaves and blue or white flowers

A vegetable with a swollen white bulb and a sweet, licorice-like taste that you eat cooked or raw

9.9

A poisonous plant with many thin roots that grows near water

How Aromatic

anise
9 6.3
fennel
11 4.3
dill
30 1.0
parsley
58 1.0

Surface Forms

fennel singular
fennels plural

Etymology

Fennel comes from the Latin feniculum, which means 'little hay', because the plant's thin, feathery leaves look like dried grass. That's why the name fits the herb whose seeds are used as a sweet spice.