anise

Noun

anise

1. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. Has a licorice scent.

5 letters in word "anise": A E I N S.

Anagrams of anise:

• saine

Words found within anise:

ae ai ain aine ains ais an ane anes ani anis as ea ean eans eas en ens es in ins is na nae nas ne nie nies nis sae sai sain san sane sea sean sei sen sena si sien sin sine

• Definitions:
• A small annual plant from the parsley family was used as far back as 1500 BC The leaves and the seeds have a distinctive sweet licorice flavor. ...
• Faint licorice, a pleasant element in some Spanish reds; may indicate, however, that the wine has been artificially acidified, a practice that may improve short-term enjoyment but tends to make wines that cellar poorly.
• A licorice-flavored plant whose seeds and leaves are used to flavor a variety of dishes.
• A spice which produces a licorice-like flavor. Purchased ground to a powder or in seed form. Utilized in flavoring cookies, cakes and liqueurs. See Aniseed.
• a small annual member of the parsley family native to the eastern Mediterranean region; has bright green leaves with a mild licorice flavor that are sometimes used as an herb or in salads.
• originated in the Middle East, where it is grown today as a commercial crop. Small white flowers bloom in mid-summer, followed by tiny licorice-flavored fruits called aniseed. Aniseed adds rich flavor to cookies, cakes, candies, bread, and applesauce. ...
• comes from the seeds of an annual plant native to the Mediterranean basin. Aniseed, which is the fruit of the same plant is tiny, brown and oval. ...
• This word is found only in Matt. 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveolens of the botanist. This name dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. ...
• A volatile oil in Aniseed to ease griping, intestinal colic and flatulence. It also has an expectorant (assists in removing mucus from the throat and lungs) and anti-spasmodic action (eases, or stops muscle spasms) and may be used in bronchitis, tracheitis, and in whooping cough. ...
• Fragrant plant that causes the special taste of Pastis (star anise) and the anisettes (green anise).
• A mediterranean plant whose seed was used for its aromatic flavor and oil.
• A plant growing in the Mediterranean basin, with licorice-flavored seeds on it.
• is anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, purifying, and protective.
• (Pimpinella anisum) Has been used for thousands of years for flavoring, breath freshener, digestive aid, cough suppressant, air freshener, mousetrap bait, and most recently as the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in dog racing. ...
• native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
• Anise or Aniseed, less commonly anís (stressed on the second syllable) (Pimpinella anisum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia. It is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 100 cm tall. ...

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