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Definition of Finocchio
1. Noun. Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads.
Generic synonyms: Veg, Vegetable, Veggie
Group relationships: Florence Fennel, Foeniculum Dulce, Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce
Definition of Finocchio
1. Noun. A (fennel) (cultivar) with a (bulb)-like structure at its base, used as a (vegetable); (Florence fennel) (''(l mul Foeniculum) (l la vulgaris vulgare)'' (var.) ''(l mul azoricum)''). ¹
2. Noun. (derogatory slang) A male (homosexual).??(context: in (polytonic ?)-forms rare) A (lesbian). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finocchio
1. [n -CHIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finocchio
Literary usage of Finocchio
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)
"finocchio, OR FLORENCE FENNEL NOTE.—As in the case of chervil, there are two kinds of
... finocchio is a particularly pleasing vegetable, and, once known, ..."
2. Sicily, the New Winter Resort: An Encyclopaedia of Sicily by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1907)
"Fennel (finocchio). The favourite vegetable of Sicily, in spite of its strong
aniseed taste. It is eaten raw or stewed like celery, and is considered most ..."
3. Reminiscences of Charles West Cope, R.A. by Charles Henry Cope (1891)
"Found my fat " finocchio " friend was going too, accompanied by a priest of the
Franciscan ... Signor finocchio and the priest went to the Bishop's palace, ..."
4. On the Structure of Lavas which Have Consolidated on Steep Slopes: With by Charles Lyell (1859)
"... after passing near the hill called finocchio Inferiore, approached the suburbs
of Milo, while another ramification reached the huts designated Casale on ..."
5. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"Regarding the enquiry about Florence Fennel or finocchio, I may say that I have
... The finocchio should be sown about the end of April in drills 18 inches ..."
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