aniseed

C2 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/ UK /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/
noun Freq #61326

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the aromatic seed of the anise plant, used to flavor food, drink, and medicine

    The baker added crushed aniseed to the sweet bread.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the aromatic seed of the... anise seed

Etymology

From Middle English anece seed, aneys seede, annys sede, equivalent to anise + seed.

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