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大茴香

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anise \An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum,
   anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.]
   1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella anisum})
      growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain,
      Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.

   2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.

資料來源 : WordNet®

anise
     n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds
          and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
          flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise plant}, {Pimpinella
          anisum}]
     2: liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or
        pickles [syn: {aniseed}]