fennel

Noun

any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
- Less specific
  - herb
  - herbaceous plant
- More specific
  - common fennel
  - Foeniculum vulgare
  - Florence fennel
  - Foeniculum dulce
  - Foeniculum vulgare dulce
- Member of
  - Foeniculum
  - genus Foeniculum
aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
- Synonyms
  - Florence fennel
  - finocchio
- Less specific
  - vegetable
  - veggie
  - veg
- Part of
  - Florence fennel
  - Foeniculum dulce
  - Foeniculum vulgare dulce
leaves used for seasoning
- Synonyms
  - common fennel
- Less specific
  - herb
- Part of
  - common fennel
  - Foeniculum vulgare
fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
- Less specific
  - spice