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fennel

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fennel (noun)
  2. fennel-flower (noun)
  3. fennel seed (noun)
  4. fennel water (noun)
  5. Cape fennel (noun)
  6. dog fennel (noun)
  7. Florence fennel (noun)
  8. giant fennel (noun)
  9. hog fennel (noun)
  10. hog's fennel (noun)
  11. Italian fennel (noun)
  12. sea fennel (noun)
  13. sweet fennel (noun)
  14. water fennel (noun)
  15. water-fennel oil (noun)

fen·nel

noun \ˈfe-nəl\

Definition of FENNEL

: a perennial European herb (Foeniculum vulgare) of the carrot family having two cultivated forms: a : the commonly cultivated form (F. vulgare dulce) having aromatic leaves and seeds b : Florence fennel
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Origin of FENNEL

Middle English fenel, from Old English finugl, from Vulgar Latin *fenuculum, from Latin feniculum fennel, irregular diminutive of fenum hay
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with FENNEL

kennel

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