1. Any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems 
2. Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
   - Florence fennel, finocchio 
3. Leaves used for seasoning
   - common fennel 
4. Fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture

Derived forms: fennels

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, spice, veg, vegetable, veggie

Part of: common fennel, Florence fennel, Foeniculum, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare, Foeniculum vulgare dulce, genus Foeniculum

Encyclopedia: Fennel

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