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Answer for the clue "Aromatic seed ", 6 letters:
fennel

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Word definitions for fennel in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: Florence fennel , finocchio ] leaves used for seasoning [syn: common fennel ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family . It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves . It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts ...

Usage examples of fennel.

She decided that there were some bacon rashers left, in which trout could be wrapped, that there were some chives still in her window box, that she would take fennel for a vegetable and a pound of apricots for dessert.

Irritably, Colette put the trout in the fridge, cleaned the fennel, made vinaigrette for the avocados, and decided to eat the apricots as they were, without bothering to make tart crust.

Thou art more potent against spells and terrors and the invisible menace than fennel or dittany or rue.

We all know the pleasant taste of Fennel sauce when eaten with boiled mackerel.

He led me to the plot where I had thrown The fennel of my days on wasted ground, And in that riot of sad weeds I found The fruitage of a life that was my own.

There was a grocery store, cartons of fruit and vegetables on the sidewalk, jicama and artichokes, thrilps and fresh fennel.

Werner said as he chopped his carrots, jicama, fennel, turnip and raw catfish into tiny, perfectly cubical chunks.

From the convent she brings little pastries filled with ricotta mixed with sugar and fennel seeds, which are a great delicacy.

I keep in health by eating plentifully of herbs sage, rue, tansy, marjoram, southernwood, lemon-balm, mint, fennel and parsley.

Coltsfoot and fenugreek, sage and wormwood, betony, fennel, hock and melilot were all said to be efficacious, at times.

All-heal, with Spurge and Fennel, Saffron and Parsley, Elder and Snake-root, with opium in some form, and roasted rhubarb and the Four Great Cold Seeds, and the two Resins, of which it used to be said that whatever the Tacamahaca has not cured, the Caranna will, with the more familiar Scammony and Jalap and Black Hellebore, made up a good part of his probable list of remedies.

Ground fennel seed adds an unexpected twist, and, of course, other seafood may be substituted for part of the squid.

The most common spices are star anise, fennel seed, cinnamon, cloves, licorice root, fagara, and ginger.

The fennel contained trace amounts of estragole, a mild hallucinogenic.

On her previous trip to Tunisia, in the city of Sfax, Paula had heard about a meatless couscous dish flavored with fennel greens, onions, and spices.