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an⋅ise

  [an-is]
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–noun
1. a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
2. aniseed.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME anis < OF < L anīsum < Gk ánīson

Related forms:
a⋅nis⋅ic  [uh-nis-ik] , adjective
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an·ise   (ān'ĭs)   
n.  
  1. An annual, aromatic Mediterranean herb (Pimpinella anisum) in the parsley family, cultivated for its seedlike fruits and the oil obtained from them and used to flavor foods, liqueurs, and candies.
  2. Anise seed.

[Middle English anis, from Old French, from Latin anīsum, from Greek annēson, annīson.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Anise

An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.]

1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.

2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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anise 
Levantine plant cultivated for its seeds, which were important sources of chemical oils and flavoring, c.1300, from O.Fr. anis, from L. anisum, from Gk. anneson. By the Ancients, somewhat confused with dill. Aniseed (1398) is a contraction of anise seed.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: an·ise
Pronunciation: 'an-&s
Function: noun
: an herb (Pimpinella anisum) of the family Umbelliferae having carminative andaromatic seeds; also : ANISEED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Anise

This word is found only in Matt. 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveolens of the botanist. This name dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. The common dill, the Anethum graveolens, is an annual growing wild in the cornfields of Spain and Portugal and the south of Europe generally. There is also a species of dill cultivated in Eastern countries known by the name of shubit. It was this species of garden plant of which the Pharisees were in the habit of paying tithes. The Talmud requires that the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill shall pay tithes. It is an umbelliferous plant, very like the caraway, its leaves, which are aromatic, being used in soups and pickles. The proper anise is the Pimpinella anisum.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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