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sweet cicely
sweet cic·e·ly S0384600 (sĭs′ə-lē)n.1. Any of various aromatic North American perennial plants of the genus Osmorhiza of the parsley family, having compound leaves and clusters of small usually white flowers.2. An aromatic European perennial plant (Myrrhis odorata) in the parsley family, having compound leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers. Also called myrrh2. [Middle English seseli, from Latin seselis, from Greek.]sweet cicely n 1. (Plants) Also called: myrrh an aromatic umbelliferous European plant, Myrrhis odorata, having compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers 2. (Cookery) the leaves of this plant, formerly used in cookery for their flavour of aniseed 3. (Plants) any of various plants of the umbelliferous genus Osmorhiza, of Asia and America, having aromatic roots and clusters of small white flowers ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sweet cicely - European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowersMyrrhis odoratasweet cicely - fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueursherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Myrrhis, Myrrhis - European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers | | 2. | sweet cicely - aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfumegum myrrh, myrrhCommiphora myrrha, myrrh tree - tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrhgum resin - a mixture of resin and gum | | 3. | sweet cicely - fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueursherb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitiesMyrrhis odorata, sweet cicely - European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers |
sweet cicely
sweet cicely (sĭs`əlē), name for the European herb Myrrhis odorata and for closely related American and Asian plants of the genus Osmorhiza, all of the family Umbelliferae (parsleyparsley, Mediterranean aromatic herb (Petroselinum crispum or Apium petroselinum) of the carrot family, cultivated since the days of the Romans for its foliage, used in cookery as a seasoning and garnish. ..... Click the link for more information. family). Both sweet cicely plants are fragrant perennials having aromatic, licorice-flavored roots, once considered medicinal. They resemble the poison and water hemlocks but are usually distinguishable by their elongated, rather than rounded, seedlike fruits. The European sweet cicely, sometimes called myrrh, was formerly used for salads and greens, and an oil to polish oak was extracted from the seeds. Sweet cicely is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales, family Umbelliferae.MedicalSeemyrrhsweet cicely
Synonyms for sweet cicelynoun European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowersSynonymsRelated Words- sweet cicely
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Myrrhis
- Myrrhis
noun aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfumeSynonymsRelated Words- Commiphora myrrha
- myrrh tree
- gum resin
noun fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetablesRelated Words- herb
- Myrrhis odorata
- sweet cicely
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