SWEET CICELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet cicely mean? 

• SWEET CICELY (noun)
  The noun SWEET CICELY has 3 senses:

1. European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers

2. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

3. fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs

  Familiarity information: SWEET CICELY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET CICELY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Myrrhis odorata; sweet cicely

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" 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 "sweet cicely"):

sweet cicely (fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a member of...):

genus Myrrhis; Myrrhis (European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" is a kind of...):

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a substance of...):

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree (tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a part of...):

Myrrhis odorata; sweet cicely (European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers)