English-Thai Dictionary

fennel

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FENNEL

n.[L. faeiculum, from faenum, hay. ] A fragrant plant of the genus Anethum, cultivated in gardens.

 

FENNEL-FLOWER

n.A plant of the genus Nigella.

 

FENNEL-GIANT

n.A plant of the genus Ferula.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FENNEL

Fen "nel, n. Etym: [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum,dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (F.vulgare ), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. S. G. Goodrich. Azorean, or Sweet, fennel, (Fæniculum dulce ). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb. -- Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula ), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also mayweed. -- Fennel flower (Bot. ), an herb (Nigella ) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. N.Damascena is common in gardens. N.sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc. , in India. These seeds are the "fitches " mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25 ). -- Fennel water (Med. ), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative. -- Giant fennel (Ferula communis ), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus. -- Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale ) looking something like fennel.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fennel

fen nel |ˈfenl ˈfɛnl | ▶noun an aromatic yellow-flowered European plant of the parsley family, with feathery leaves. [Foeniculum vulgare, family Umbelliferae: two subspecies, a hardy perennial (dulce ), the seeds and leaves of which are used as culinary herbs, and the annual Florence (or sweet ) fennel (azoricum ), with swollen leaf bases that are eaten as a vegetable. ] ORIGIN Old English finule, fenol, from Latin faeniculum, diminutive of faenum ‘hay. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

fennel

fennel |ˈfɛn (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an aromatic yellow-flowered European plant of the parsley family, with feathery leaves. ●Foeniculum vulgare, family Umbelliferae: two subspecies, a hardy perennial (dulce ), the seeds and leaves of which are used as culinary herbs, and the annual Florence (or sweet ) fennel (azoricum ), with swollen leaf bases which are eaten as a vegetable. ORIGIN Old English finule, fenol, from Latin faeniculum, diminutive of faenum ‘hay ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fennel

fen nel /fén (ə )l /名詞 C 〘植 〙ウイキョウ ; その実 〘調味料 食材 ハーブとして用いるセリ科の植物 〙.