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fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

fen·nel

(fĕn′əl)

a. A Eurasian plant (Foeniculum vulgare) in the parsley family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers grouped in umbels, cultivated for its aromatic seeds and edible stalks.

b. The seeds or stalks of this plant.

2. A variety of fennel whose seeds are used as flavoring. Also called sweet fennel.

3. A variety of fennel whose bulbous, celerylike stalks are eaten as a vegetable. Also called finocchio, Florence fennel.

4. See giant fennel.

[Middle English fenel, from Old English fenol, from Latin fēnuculum, variant of faeniculum, diminutive of faenum, fēnum, hay; see dhē(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

fennel

(ˈfɛnəl)

1. (Plants) a strong-smelling yellow-flowered umbelliferous plant, Foeniculum vulgare, whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to season and flavour food. See also finocchio

2. (Plants) another name for mayweed

[Old English fenol, from Latin faeniculum fennel, diminutive of faenum hay]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fen•nel

(ˈfɛn l)

n.

1. a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having aromatic feathery leaves and umbels of small yellow flowers.

2. Also called fen′nel seed`. the aromatic aniselike fruit of this plant.

3. finochio.

[before 900; Middle English fenel, Old English fenol « L fēniculum=faeni- (comb. form of faenum hay) + -culum -cle¹]

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Noun	1.	fennel - any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Foeniculum, genus Foeniculum - very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers common fennel, Foeniculum vulgare - strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning Florence fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare dulce - grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
	2.	fennel - aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads finocchio, Florence fennel veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant Florence fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare dulce - grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
	3.	fennel - leaves used for seasoning common fennel herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities common fennel, Foeniculum vulgare - strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning
	4.	fennel - fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

Translations

شُمْرَة

fenykl

fennikel

Fenchel

μάραθο

hinojo

fenkolisaksankumina

fenouil

koromač

édeskömény

finocchio

フェンネル

회향풀

fenkułkoper

fänkål

เม็ดยี่หร่า

rezene

cây thì là tây

茴香

fennel

[ˈfenl] N → hinojo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fennel

[ˈfɛn^əl] n → fenouil m

fennel

n (Bot) → Fenchel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fennel

[ˈfɛnl] n → finocchio

fennel

→ شُمْرَة fenykl fennikel Fenchel μάραθο hinojo fenkoli fenouil koromač finocchio フェンネル 회향풀 venkel fennikel koper erva-doce, funcho фенхель fänkål เม็ดยี่หร่า rezene cây thì là tây 茴香

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The fennel in great profusion covers the ditch-banks in the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, and other towns.

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"Nought, my sire, save that I have heard men say that there is a dish named an olla which is prepared there, though I have never been clear in my mind as to whether it was but a ragout such as is to be found in the south, or whether there is some seasoning such as fennel or garlic which is peculiar to Spain."

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For the fennel: 2 whole fennels' 125ml wine' 60ml vegetable stock' 25g/1oz butter.