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ANISE PLANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anise plant mean?
• ANISE PLANT (noun)
The noun ANISE PLANT has 1 sense:
1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
Familiarity information: ANISE PLANT used as a noun is very 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 plant" 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 plant"):
anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
Holonyms ("anise plant" is a member of...):
genus Pimpinella; Pimpinella (anise)
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