anise seed

anise seed or an·i·seed  (n-sd)

n.

The seedlike fruit of the anise.

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Noun

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anise seed - liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors aniseed, anise anise cookie - cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts ouzo - a Greek liquor flavored with anise absinth, absinthe - strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise anisette, anisette de Bordeaux - liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed pastis - similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood Pernod - (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum - native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery