fennel

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n. 茴香 [化] 茴香

发音

其它 /ˈfɛnəl/

词形变化

fennels 复数 fennels

别名

fennell

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.

    茴香

    不可数
  2. 2.

    The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.

    不可数 烹饪
  3. 3.

    The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

    不可数 烹饪

词汇关系

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词源

From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Proto-West Germanic *fenukl, from the Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, fēnoclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio and finook.

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