common fennel

1. 1.

   strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning

   SynonymsFoeniculum vulgare

   Broaderfennel

   Partsfennelfennel seed
2. 2.

   leaves used for seasoning

   Synonymsfennel

   Broaderherb

   Part ofcommon fennel

Questions about common fennel

What does common fennel mean?

common fennel means "strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for common fennel?

Close synonyms include Foeniculum vulgare, fennel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is common fennel a common word?

common fennel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.