Anise

['ænɪs]

Definition

(noun.) liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors.

(noun.) native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.

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Definition

(n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.

(n.) The fruit or seeds of this plant.

Typist: Tyler

Definition

n. an umbelliferous plant the aromatic seeds of which are used in making cordials. The anise of Matt. xxiii. 23 (Gr. anēthon) is properly the dill.—ns. An′iseed; Anisette′ a cordial or liqueur prepared from anise seed.

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