a 1 n 1 i 1 s 1 e 1
5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
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
originFrom Middle English anys, borrowed from Old French anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from Egyptian jnst.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0