noun
fennel
FEH-nuhl
noun
1
A plant with a mild anise-like flavor, used as a vegetable, herb, and spice.
"She sliced the fennel bulb thinly for the salad."
How to Use Fennel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA licorice-flavored vegetable and herb, often eaten raw, roasted, or used as a seed spice.
Common pairings
fennel seeds
braised fennel
fennel bulb
Word Forms
fennels plural, Fennels plural
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Etymology
From Old English finugl, ultimately from Latin faeniculum, a diminutive of faenum ("hay").