Found 3 items, similar to Anise.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: anise
adas, anis, rasa manis
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: anise
anise
n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds
and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
flavoring in cookery [syn:
anise plant,
Pimpinella anisum
]
2: liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or
pickles [syn:
aniseed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Anise
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 seeds.
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2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
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