Fennel
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A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (F.vulgare), havingvery finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for theagreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.Smell of sweetest fennel. Milton.A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of thetender sex. S. G. Goodrich.Azorean, or Sweet, fennel, (Fæniculum dulce). It is a smaller andstouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb.-- Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European weed; --called also mayweed.-- Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup family,having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. N.Damascenais common in gardens. N.sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as acondiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the fitches mentioned inIsaiah (xxviii. 25).-- Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It isstimulant and carminative.-- Giant fennel (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith, which, itis said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus.-- Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale) lookingsomething like fennel.
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- fennel is another word for a piece of ass
- fennel can be used in place of the word fuck
- fennel is a veggie and seed
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a plant with a large, rounded base that is eaten as a vegetable and seeds that are used to give a special taste to food
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An aromatic yellow-flowered European plant of the parsley family, with feathery leaves.
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