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Definition of Foeniculum vulgare

1. Noun. Strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foeniculum Vulgare

Literary usage of Foeniculum vulgare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"Fennel, foeniculum vulgare, is indigenous from the Caspian Sea to the Greek peninsula and other Mediterranean countries, growing wild over a large part of ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"GB • foeniculum vulgare P.Mill. Fennel Herbaceous perennial Cultivated, and occasionally escaped to meadows and waste ground. ..."

3. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1803)
"foeniculum vulgare. Rail Syn. 217. V ERY plentiful about the chalk-pits of Kent and other counties, flowering in July and August, when its golden umbels, ..."

4. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Derivation: Dried, nearly ripe fruit of foeniculum vulgare. Habitat: Southern Europe and Western Asia; widely cultivated. Grades: Technical; USP Containers: ..."

5. The Chemistry of Essential Oils and Artificial Perfumes by Ernest John Parry (1908)
"This oil is distilled from the fruit of several varieties of foeniculum vulgare, which is found all over Europe except in the north and north-east, ..."

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