Meaning

noun native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

noun liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

originEtymology tree Egyptian jnstbor. Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson)bor. Latin anīsumder. Old French anisbor. Middle English anys English anise From Middle English anys, borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.

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