fennel

Noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. leaves used for seasoning
   • Synonyms
     • common fennel
   • Less specific
     • herb
   • Part of
     • common fennel
     • Foeniculum vulgare
4. fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
   • Less specific
     • spice

The following are the words that are in the New Word Project:

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