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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.
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Anise — • Anise has been, since Wyclif, the rendering of anethon in the English Versions, But this is not accurate. The exact equivalent of the plant anethon is dill, while anise corresponds to the pimpinella anisum Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
anisé — ● anisé nom masculin Liqueur anisée. ⇒ANISÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de aniser. II. Adjectif A. Au propre. Composé, parfumé d anis (cf. anis A1). 1. DISTILL. [En parlant d une boisson (cf. anis A 1 a)] : • 1. Dans la belle lumière… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Anise — An ise ([a^]n [i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. a nison, a nhqon.] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella anisum}) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anisé — anisé, eé (a ni zé, zée) part. passé. Une liqueur anisée … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
anise — (n.) Levantine plant cultivated for its seeds, which were important sources of chemical oils and flavoring, c.1300, from O.Fr. anis (13c.), from L. anisum, from Gk. anison. By the Ancients, somewhat confused with dill … Etymology dictionary
anise — [an′is] n. [ME & OFr anis < L anisum < Gr anison] 1. a plant (Pimpinella anisum) of the umbel family, with small, white or yellow flowers 2. its fragrant seed, used for flavoring and as a medicine for expelling intestinal gas … English World dictionary
Anise — Taxobox name = Anise image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae genus = Pimpinella species = P. anisum binomial = Pimpinella anisum binomial authority = L. [http://cougar … Wikipedia
anise — anisic /euh nis ik/, adj. /an is/, n. 1. a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish white flowers that yield aniseed. 2. aniseed. [1350 1400; ME anis < OF < L anisum < Gk ánison] * * * … Universalium
Anise — Angel au Dragon Con de 2007. Anise est un personnage imaginaire issu de la série Stargate SG 1, interprété par l actrice Vanessa Angel. Sa première apparition se fait durant l épisode 3 de la saison 4 (Expérimentation hasardeuse). Archéologue et… … Wikipédia en Français
anise — [ anɪs] noun 1》 a Mediterranean plant of the parsley family, cultivated for its aromatic seeds (aniseed). [Pimpinella anisum.] 2》 used in names of Asian or American trees or shrubs bearing fruit with an aniseed like odour, e.g. star anise. [Genus … English new terms dictionary
anise — Apiaceae Apiaceae n. 1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway}; {celery}; {dill}. Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae}, carrot family [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
