Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae — the genus of fennel.

Etymologies

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From Latin foeniculum = fenuculum ("fennel").

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Examples

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • The root of the fennel we eat comes from a plant that looks similar but is Foeniculum vulgare used for the root and to make various anis drinks like absinth, ouzo arak, pernod, pastis etc so popular in Souther Europe, Greece, Turkey etc..

    Eneldo 2009

  • Behind the knot garden bench, new growth on bronze fennel, Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ sparkles.

    Backlighting And Updating « Fairegarden 2009

  • Coming off the bench when needed is Foeniculum vulgare, Bronze Fennel.

    August Playbook-GBBD « Fairegarden 2009

  • Foeniculum vulgare provides larval food for the Eastern Swallowtail butterfly among others and has dark ferny foliage that smells of licorice.

    The Six Degrees Of Favorite Plants-SL Blogathon « Fairegarden 2009

  • Fennel Seed is the oval, green or yellowish brown dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, a member of the parsley family.

    Spices and Herbs -Bandra Bazar Road « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

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