fennel
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Middle English fenel, from the Old English finuᵹl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from the Vulgar Latin fēnuclum, fēnoclum, fenuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the Old French fenoil (whence the Modern French fenouil), and the Spanish hinojo.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛnəl
Noun [edit]
fennel (usually uncountable; plural fennels)
- A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family.
- The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
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Translations [edit]
Foeniculum vulgare, the plant
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bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable
spice used in cooking
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