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  • noun very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers

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  • Botanically, it is the _Anethum foeniculum_, or "small fragrant hay" of the Romans, and the _Marathron_ of the Greeks.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • This elegantly-growing plant, of which the Latin name is Anethum foeniculum, grows best in chalky soils, where, indeed, it is often found wild.

    The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

  • This elegantly-growing plant, of which the Latin name is Anethum foeniculum, grows best in chalky soils, where, indeed, it is often found wild.

    The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

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    Rational Review 2009

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