anise

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  1. noun An annual, aromatic Mediterranean herb (Pimpinella anisum) in the parsley family, cultivated for its seedlike fruits and the oil obtained from them and used to flavor foods, liqueurs, and candies.
  2. noun Anise seed.

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  • That was fair enough, the plum to the man who provided the hunt, no one could grudge that. —  The Sound of Thunder
  • By distillation the fruit yields the volatile oil of anise, which is useful in the treatment of flatulence and colic in children. —  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
  • Because I'm on your side in this, son. —  A Traitor to Memory
  • The rustling anise was moving around. —  Flinx In Flux
  • "I really don't care," said Jill. —  Outside In
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English anis, from Old French, from Latin anīsum, from Greek annēson, annīson.

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  1. Early modern English also anis, annis, from Middle English anys, aneys, annes, from Old French (and modern F.) anis = Provencal Spanish Portuguese anis = D, anijs = Danish Swedish anis = Middle High German anis, enis, German anis (later Servian anizh, anezh, Sloven, janezh), from Latin anisum, also spelled anesum and anethum (later F. aneth, later English anet, q. v.), = Russian anisŭ = Bulgarian Servian anason = Arabic Turk, anīsūn, anise, from Greek ἂνηθον or ἂννηθον, Ion. ἂνησον or ἂννησον, later Attic ἂνισον or ἂννισον, anise, dill.
 

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