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anise hyssop

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anise hyssop
n.
A North American perennial herb (Agastache foeniculum) in the mint family, having spikelike clusters of violet-blue flowers and aromatic leaves sometimes used for tea.
[Probably from the fragrance of its seeds.]
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Noun1.anise hyssop - much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
Agastache foeniculum
giant hyssop - any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache


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They come for the butterfly weed, lilacs, echinacea and anise hyssop, and especially for the white, lavender and pink butterfly bushes.
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Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is rewarding not only on account of its soft blue flowers, but also because of its licorice fragrance, which makes it an appropriate subject for an herb garden.
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