˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

anise

[ an-is ]

noun

  1. a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.


anise

/ ˈæ²Ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. a Mediterranean umbelliferous plant, Pimpinella anisum, having clusters of small yellowish-white flowers and liquorice-flavoured seeds See aniseed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â·²Ô¾±²õ·¾±³¦ [uh, -, nis, -ik], adjective
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anise1

1350–1400; Middle English anis < Old French < Latin ²¹²ÔÄ«²õ³Ü³¾ < Greek á²ÔÄ«²õ´Ç²Ô
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anise1

C13: from Old French anis, via Latin from Greek anison
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Tarragon has a subtle anise, fennel-like flavor, and its leaves are slender and softer than other herbs.

From

Raw, it has a crisp bite, with a licorice flavor that is somewhere between anise and the effervescence of a lemon-lime soda: refreshing, cool, neutralizing.

From

Timothy Sharp, manager of Sparrow Coffee House in Cardiff, makes his own homemade syrup, adding spices like cloves, cardamom and star anise to the core PSL ingredients of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.

From

This red blend offers pipe tobacco and anise notes on the palate with shades of black currant.

From

The raki was a special liquor they made from fermented fruits like plums or mulberries with spicy additives like juniper or anise, that smelled, to me, like licorice and turpentine.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement