Fennel

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›nÉ™l

Origin

From the Middle English fenel, from the Old English finuᵹl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Old French fenoil, from the Vulgar Latin fēnuclum, fēnoclum, fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum ("hay"); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo.

Full definition of fennel

Noun

1. A plant, , of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
2. The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
3. The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

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