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Definition of Florence fennel
1. Noun. Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base.
Terms within: Fennel, Finocchio
Generic synonyms: Fennel
2. Noun. Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads.
Generic synonyms: Veg, Vegetable, Veggie
Group relationships: Foeniculum Dulce, Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce
Definition of Florence fennel
1. Noun. (finocchio) (qualifier fennel cultivar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Florence Fennel
Literary usage of Florence fennel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"If any sauce is served, let it be a sharp one ; or hand round a plate of cut lemon.
FINOCCHIO, OR Florence fennel NOTE.—As in the case of chervil, ..."
2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"E. BROWN, Botanic Oar- dene, Entebbe, Uganda, March 3, 1906. "The Florence
Fennel."—Regarding the enquiry about Florence fennel or Finocchio, I may say that ..."
3. Growing Vegetables in the Home Garden (1993)
"Miscellaneous Vegetables Florence fennel Florence fennel is related to celery
and celeriac. Its enlarged, flattened leafstalk is the portion used. ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... chiefly for the sake of its leaves, which are used for flavoring, but also
for its aromatic seeds. Florence fennel, sweet fennel, Italian fennel, ..."
5. Putnam's Vegetable Book by Mae Savell Croy (1917)
"Florence fennel forms large bulbs which should be covered with earth when they
are about the size of walnuts. In a couple of weeks they will have attained a ..."
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