pimpinella anisum

2 definitions found

pimpinella anisum - 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.
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     2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
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pimpinella anisum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]