1. A Eurasian plant (Foeniculum vulgare) having pinnate leaves, clusters of small yellow flowers grouped in umbels, and aromatic seeds used as flavoring. 2. The edible seeds or stalks of this plant.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fenel, from Old English fenol, from Latin fnuculum, variant of faeniculum, diminutive of faenum, fnum, hay. See dh(i)- in Appendix I.
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