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    ANISE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquorsplay

    Synonyms:

    anise; anise seed; aniseed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("anise" is a kind of...):

    flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

    Holonyms ("anise" is a part of...):

    anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum (native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery)

    Holonyms ("anise" is a substance of...):

    anise cookie (cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed)

    ouzo (a Greek liquor flavored with anise)

    absinth; absinthe (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)

    anisette; anisette de Bordeaux (liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed)

    pastis (similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood)

    Pernod ((registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookeryplay

    Synonyms:

    anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("anise" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Meronyms (parts of "anise"):

    anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)

    Holonyms ("anise" is a member of...):

    genus Pimpinella; Pimpinella (anise)

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