aniseed

/'ænisi:d/

Thân thiện

A baker sprinkles aniseed onto a freshly baked loaf of bread.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Aromatic seed used for flavoring: The small, oval, licorice-flavored seed of the anise plant (Pimpinella anisum), used as a spice in cooking, baking, and in the production of certain liquors and medicines.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of crushed aniseed.
  • Aniseed is a common flavoring in traditional cookies and breads.
  • Some liquors, like ouzo, derive their distinctive taste from aniseed.

Advanced Usage

• "Aniseed" as a modifier: While typically a noun, "aniseed" can function attributively to describe other nouns.
  • The cake had a pleasant aniseed aroma.
  • We bought aniseed oil for the remedy.

Variants and Related Words

• Anise (n): The plant () from which aniseed is harvested, or the seed itself (often used interchangeably with "aniseed").
  • Anise is cultivated for its seeds and leaves.
• Star Anise (n): The star-shaped fruit of a different tree (), which has a similar flavor but is botanically unrelated to aniseed.

Synonyms

• Anise seed: A direct synonym.
• Pimpinella anisum seed: The formal botanical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anise
• anise seed