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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of umbelliferous plants of the tribe Ammineæ and subtribe Euammineæ, characterized by the narrow ribs of the fruit, the two-cleft carpophore, and the usually obsolete bracts and calyx-teeth. There are 75 species, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and South Africa, with a few in South America. They are usually smooth perennial herbs, with pinnate or decompound leaves, and compound umbels of white or yellow flowers. For the three most important species, see anise, sweet cumin (under cumin), pimpernel, breakstone, and ninsi.
WordNet 3.0
- n. anise.
Examples
“Anís (anise) pimpinella anisum: The sweet, aromatic seed of the plant is widely used in Mexico in candies, cakes, some stews, and the after-dinner liqueur of the same name.”
“The exact equivalent of the plant anethon is dill (anethum graveolens), while anise corresponds to the pimpinella anisum.”
“In an English Vocabulary of the fourteenth century is "Hæc pimpinella, A {e} primerolle," but it is very doubtful if this can be our”
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