fennel 音标拼音: [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 mixture Fennel \
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Smell of sweetest fennel . --
Milton .
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A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex . --
S .
G .
Goodrich .
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{
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 .
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