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ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anethum graveolens mean? 

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS (noun)
  The noun ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS has 1 sense:

1. aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoningplay

  Familiarity information: ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anethum graveolens; dill

Hypernyms ("Anethum graveolens" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Anethum graveolens"):

dill; dill weed (aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning)

dill seed (seed of the dill plant used as seasoning)


 Context examples 


The essential oil of Anethum graveolens.

(Dill Weed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The oil extracted from the seeds of Anethum graveolens.

(Dill Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



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