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Webster 1913 Edition


Anise

An′ise

(ăn′ĭs)
,
Noun.
[OE.
anys
, F.
anis
, L.
anisum
,
anethum
, fr. Gr.
ἄνισον
,
ἄνηθον
.]
1.
(Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant (
Pimpinella anisum
) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
2.
The fruit or seeds of this plant.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anise

AN'ISE

,
Noun.
an'nis. [L. anisum; Gr.]
An annual plant, placed by Linne under the genus Pimpinella. It grows naturally in Egypt, and is cultivated in Spain and Malta, whence the seeds are imported. The stalk rises a foot and a half high, dividing into slender branches, garnished with narrow leaves, cut into three or four narrow segments. The branches terminate in large loose umbels, composed of smaller umbels or rays, on long footstalks. The flowers are small and of a yellowish white; the seeds oblong and swelling. Anise seeds have an aromatic smell, and a pleasant warm taste; they are useful in warming the stomach and expelling wind.

Definition 2024


anise

anise

See also: anisé and a-nise

English

Noun

anise (plural anises)

  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. It has a licorice scent.
  2. (US) Fennel

Usage notes

  • Although fennel is widely referred to as anise (even in books and articles), such usage is considered incorrect by many.

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References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "anise, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1884.

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French

Verb

anise

  1. inflection of aniser:
    1. first-person and third-person singular present indicative
    2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Verb

anise

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of anisar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of anisar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of anisar.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of anisar.