資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.
feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus {F[ae]niculum} ({F. vulgare}),
having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in
gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton.
A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
bottle of the tender sex. --S. G.
Goodrich.
{Azorean, or Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[ae]niculum dulce}). It is
a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is
used as a pot herb.
{Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European
weed; -- called also {mayweed}.
{Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup
family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa}
furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in
India. These seeds are the ``fitches'' mentioned in Isaiah
(xxviii. 25).
{Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
is stimulant and carminative.
{Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,
which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
Prometheus.
{Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})
looking something like fennel.
Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig.,
a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h,
hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied
genera of {Suid[ae]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of
{S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
Indicus}.
2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
{Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},
etc.
{Hog caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the green
grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first
three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so
as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk
moth}.
{Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
(Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
{Hog deer} (Zo["o]l.), the axis deer.
{Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}),
yielding an aromatic gum.
{Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
of the second year.
{Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
{Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias}
({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but
chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
{Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane.
{Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}.
{Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}.
{Mexican hog} (Zo["o]l.), the peccary.
{Water hog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Capybara}.