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genus Anethum

genus Anethum

8.1
A group of plants with a strong smell that includes dill used in cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs əˈnɛθəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Anethum
  • Dill, the best known member of the genus Anethum, is popular in many cuisines.

Examples

  • The species in the genus Anethum are widely used for culinary and medicinal purposes.

  • Many chefs use plants from the genus Anethum in their recipes.

  • Botanists identified the plant as belonging to the genus Anethum.

  • The genus Anethum includes several species of aromatic herbs.

  • Dill, the best known member of the genus Anethum, is popular in many cuisines.

  • Botanists identified the plant as belonging to the genus Anethum.

  • The species in the genus Anethum are widely used for culinary and medicinal purposes.

Synonyms

Anethum
vsgenus Anethum
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of aromatic herbs like dill used to add flavour to food

is chiefly identified by its famous culinary member the herb dill

Surface Forms

genus Anethum singular
genera Anethum plural

Morphology

genus + Anethum

The phrase is fully compositional: 'genus' names a biological rank and 'Anethum' is the taxon name, so together they simply denote the genus called Anethum (the group containing dill). This taxonomic construction is a standard, literal naming pattern found across languages and would be clear to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Genus Anethum comes from an old Greek word anethon that meant 'dill'. Plant scientists kept that old word as the scientific genus name, so genus Anethum now refers to the group of plants that includes dill.