Definition of Fennil
Fen"nel (f&ebreve;n"n&ebreve;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
Fæniculum (F. 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, or Sweet, fennel,
(Fæniculum 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. N. Damascena is common in
gardens. N. sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a
condiment, etc., in India. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family.
- The bulb, leaves, stalks, or seeds of the plant used as ingredients in cooking.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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