Defenition of the word anise

• Defenition of the word anise

  • A Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum.
  • liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
  • native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
  • liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

Synonyms for the word anise

• • anise plant
  • anise seed
  • aniseed
  • Pimpinella anisum

Meronymys for the word anise

• • anise
  • anise plant
  • aniseed
  • genus Pimpinella
  • Pimpinella
  • Pimpinella anisum

Hypernyms for the word anise

• • flavorer
  • flavoring
  • flavourer
  • flavouring
  • herb
  • herbaceous plant
  • seasoner
  • seasoning

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