Fennel
/ˈfɛnəl/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. uncountable, usually
- 2 fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture wordnet
- 3 The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable. uncountable, usually
- 4 leaves used for seasoning wordnet
- 5 The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking. uncountable, usually
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- 6 aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads wordnet
- 7 any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Chewing on fennel seeds can keep your breath fresh."
Etymology
From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Proto-West Germanic *fenukl, from the Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, fēnoclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio and finook.