anise /anˈis/

1. An umbelliferous plant (genus Pimpinella) whose aromatic seeds, of a flavour similar to liquorice, are used in making cordials, liqueurs, etc, and in baking, etc
2. (Gr anēthon) a plant mentioned in the Bible (Matthew 23), believed to be dill

anˈiseed noun

1. The seed of anise
2. Anisette

anisette /an-i-zetˈ/ noun

A cordial or liqueur prepared from anise seed

aniseed ball noun

A boiled sweet flavoured with aniseed

star-anise see under star¹

pimpernel /pimˈpər-nel/

1. Burnet (obsolete)
2. Burnet saxifrage (genus Pimpinella) (obsolete)
3. Now, the poor man's weather glass (Anagallis arvensis), a plant of the primrose family, with scarlet (or blue, etc) flowers

Pimpinellˈa noun

The anise and burnet saxifrage genus of umbelliferous plants

bastard pimpernel

A small plant (Centunculus minimus) related to the scarlet pimpernel

bog pimpernel

A small creeping plant (Anagallis tenella) of the primrose family, with pale pink flowers on slender stems

water pimpernel

A water plant of the primrose family, brookweed

yellow pimpernel

The wood loosestrife (Lysimachia nemorum)

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