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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
fennel
noun
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■ NOUN
seed
▪ It reminds me of eating wild boar in Tuscany where fennel seed is traditionally added to give an edge to the flavour.
▪ Scatter the 3 split garlic cloves, fennel, onion, pancetta, fennel seeds and the fennel leaves over the rabbit.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Add onion, fennel, and garlic, and cook until onion is translucent; be careful not to burn garlic.
▪ It reminds me of eating wild boar in Tuscany where fennel seed is traditionally added to give an edge to the flavour.
▪ Scatter the 3 split garlic cloves, fennel, onion, pancetta, fennel seeds and the fennel leaves over the rabbit.
▪ Scatter the remaining fennel leaves over the rabbit.
▪ Throw a few twigs of rosemary, fennel or lavender on to hot coals for extra fragrance.
▪ Trim the fennel, cut into quarters and core.
▪ Try it with grilled sea bass and fennel.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fennel

Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus F[ae]niculum ( F[ae]niculum 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 fennel, or Sweet fennel, ( F[ae]niculum 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. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. Nigella sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in Indi

  1. 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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fennel

Old English fenol, finul, finol "fennel," perhaps via (or influenced by) Old French fenoil (13c.) or directly from Vulgar Latin *fenuculum, from Latin feniculum/faeniculum, diminutive of fenum/faenum "hay," probably literally "produce" (see fecund). Apparently so called from its hay-like appearance and sweet odor.

Wiktionary
fennel

n. 1 A plant, ''Foeniculum vulgare'', of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. 2 The bulb, leaf, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable. 3 The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

WordNet
fennel
  1. n. any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems

  2. aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: Florence fennel, finocchio]

  3. leaves used for seasoning [syn: common fennel]

Wikipedia
Fennel

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 of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.

It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable.

Fennel is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the mouse moth and the anise swallowtail.

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.