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