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Definition: Ferula communis
Narthex
\Nar"thex\, n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.]
1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (
Ferula communis). See
Giant fennel, under
Fennel.
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2. (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches;
sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by
ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule,
lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
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Fennel
\Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.
feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf.
Fenugreek.
Finochio.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus
F[ae]niculum (
F[ae]niculum vulgare
), having very finely divided leaves. It is
cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of
its seeds.
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Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton.
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A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
bottle of the tender sex. --S. G.
Goodrich.
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Azorean fennel, or
Sweet fennel, (
F[ae]niculum dulce).
It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,
and is used as a pot herb.
Dog's fennel (
Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European
weed; -- called also
mayweed.
Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (
Nigella) of the Buttercup
family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
fennel.
Nigella Damascena is common in gardens.
Nigella sativa
furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,
etc., in India. These seeds are the
“fitches” mentioned
in Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
is stimulant and carminative.
Giant fennel (
Ferula communis), has stems full of pith,
which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
Prometheus.
Hog's fennel, a European plant (
Peucedanum officinale)
looking something like fennel.
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