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ANISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anise mean?
• ANISE (noun)
The noun ANISE has 2 senses:
1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
2. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
Familiarity information: ANISE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum
Hypernyms ("anise" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "anise"):
anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
Holonyms ("anise" is a member of...):
genus Pimpinella; Pimpinella (anise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
anise; anise seed; aniseed
Hypernyms ("anise" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Holonyms ("anise" is a part of...):
anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum (native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery)
Holonyms ("anise" is a substance of...):
anise cookie (cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed)
ouzo (a Greek liquor flavored with anise)
absinth; absinthe (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)
anisette; anisette de Bordeaux (liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed)
pastis (similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood)
Pernod ((registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise)
Context examples
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles anise.
(Anise Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
A herbal-based mouthrinse containing aloe, anise, ascorbic acid, clove, peppermint, spearmint and thyme, with potential anti-mucositic activity.
(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)
When aloe/anise/ascorbic acid/clove/peppermint/spearmint/thyme-based mouthwash is used as a rinse, the ingredients in this agent may prevent or decrease inflammation and bacterial infections.This may prevent or inhibit radiotherapy- or chemotherapy-induced mucositis and decreases the pain associated with mucositis.
(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)
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