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Pimpinella anisum
(gcide) | Anise \An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum,
anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.]
1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum)
growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain,
Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
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2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
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Pimpinella Saxifraga
(gcide) | Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
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Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the
United States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow.
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Pimpinella Sisarum
(gcide) | Skirret \Skir"ret\, n. [A corrupted form equivalent to
sugarwort.] (Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant (Sium Sisarum syn. {Pimpinella
Sisarum}). It is a native of Asia, but has been long
cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots,
which are very sweet.
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genus pimpinella
(wn) | genus Pimpinella
n 1: anise [syn: Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella] |
pimpinella
(wn) | Pimpinella
n 1: anise [syn: Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella] |
pimpinella anisum
(wn) | Pimpinella anisum
n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic
seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
flavoring in cookery [syn: anise, anise plant,
Pimpinella anisum] |
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