fennel

/ˈfɛnəl/
noun
  1. A plant with feathery leaves and a thick, white bulb, used as a vegetable and for its licorice-like flavor.
    • I sliced fresh fennel into the salad for a crunchy, sweet taste.
    • She bought a fennel bulb at the farmer's market to make soup.
    • The recipe calls for roasting fennel with olive oil and garlic.
  2. The seeds of the fennel plant, used as a spice in cooking and baking.
    • Fennel is often used in Indian and Mediterranean dishes.
    • He added a pinch of fennel to the sausage mixture for extra flavor.
    • The cookies had a subtle hint of fennel from the ground seeds.
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