First Known Use: 14th century
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aniseed
noun ani·seed \ˈa-nə(s)-ˌsēd\
: the seed of the anise plant
Full Definition of ANISEED
: the seed of anise often used as a flavoring in liqueurs and in cooking
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Origin of ANISEED
Middle English anis seed, from anis + seed
Rhymes with ANISEED
antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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aniseed
noun ani·seed
Medical Definition of ANISEED
: the seed of anise often used as a flavoring in liqueurs and in cooking
Variants of ANISEED
ani·seed also an·ise·seed \ˈan-ə(s)-ˌsēd\
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