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fennel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fen·nel /ˈfenl/ noun [uncountable]  HBPa pale green plant whose seeds are used to give a special taste to food and which is also used as a vegetable 茴香5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1
Examples from the Corpus
fennelTry it with grilled sea bass and fennel.Scatter the 3 split garlic cloves, fennel, onion, pancetta, fennel seeds and the fennel leaves over the rabbit.Add onion, fennel, and garlic, and cook until onion is translucent; be careful not to burn garlic.Scatter the remaining fennel leaves over the rabbit.Throw a few twigs of rosemary, fennel or lavender on to hot coals for extra fragrance.Trim the fennel, cut into quarters and core.It reminds me of eating wild boar in Tuscany where fennel seed is traditionally added to give an edge to the flavour.
Origin fennel Old English finugl, from Latin feniculum, from fenum hay (= dried grass)
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fennel
fennel /ˈfenl/ noun [uncountable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: finugl, from Latin feniculum, from fenum 'hay (= dried grass)'
a pale green plant whose seeds are used to give a special taste to food and which is also used as a vegetable


fen·nelBrE /ˈfenl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfenl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]
a vegetable that has a thick round stem with a strong taste. The seeds and leaves are also used in cooking. 茴香(茎作蔬菜,籽和叶亦用于烹调)