anise
English Thesaurus
1. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors (noun.food)
part meronym | : | anise, anise plant, pimpinella anisum, |
definition | : | native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery (noun.plant) |
substance meronym | : | anise cookie, |
definition | : | cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed (noun.food) |
substance meronym | : | ouzo, |
definition | : | a Greek liquor flavored with anise (noun.food) |
substance meronym | : | absinth, absinthe, |
definition | : | strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise (noun.food) |
substance meronym | : | anisette, anisette de bordeaux, |
definition | : | liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed (noun.food) |
substance meronym | : | pastis, |
definition | : | similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood (noun.food) |
substance meronym | : | pernod, |
definition | : | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise (noun.food) |
2. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
part holonym | : | anise, anise seed, aniseed, |
definition | : | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors (noun.food) |
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