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| fen·nel [ fénn'l ] |
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1. aromatic plant: an aromatic plant, the seeds and feathery leaves of which have a light aniseed flavor. Use: cooking. Native to: Europe. Latin name Foeniculum vulgaredulce.
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2. plant with edible stalks: a plant that produces a clump of short edible stalks resembling celery but with an aniseed flavor. Latin name Foeniculum vulgareazoricum.
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| [Old English finugle< Latin faeniculum, diminutive of faenum "hay"] |
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