Search Result for "pimpinella anisum":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery;
[syn: anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anise \An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds. [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pimpinella anisum n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery [syn: anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum]