1. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavouring in cookery
   - anise plant, Pimpinella anisum 
2. Liquorice-flavoured seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
   - aniseed, anise seed

Derived forms: anises

Type of: flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], herb, herbaceous plant, seasoner, seasoning

Part of: absinth, absinthe, anise cookie, anisette, anisette de Bordeaux, genus Pimpinella, ouzo, pastis, Pernod, Pimpinella

Encyclopedia: Anise

• Douala
• Douay Bible
• Douay Version
• Douay-Rheims Bible
• Douay-Rheims Version
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