sweet cicely
sweet cicely
noun
any of several plants, as a European plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, used as a potherb, or certain related North American plants of the genus Osmorhiza.
Origin:
1660–70
1660–70
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| sweet cicely | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: myrrh an aromatic umbelliferous European plant, Myrrhis odorata, having compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers |
| 2. | the leaves of this plant, formerly used in cookery for their flavour of aniseed |
| 3. | any of various plants of the umbelliferous genus Osmorhiza, of Asia and America, having aromatic roots and clusters of small white flowers |
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