ANISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anise mean? 

• ANISE (noun)
  The noun ANISE has 2 senses:

1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

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

  Familiarity information: ANISE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum

Hypernyms ("anise" 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 "anise"):

anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)

Holonyms ("anise" is a member of...):

genus Pimpinella; Pimpinella (anise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

anise; anise seed; aniseed

Hypernyms ("anise" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Holonyms ("anise" is a part of...):

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)

Holonyms ("anise" is a substance of...):

anise cookie (cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed)

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)

 Context examples 

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles anise.

(Anise Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A herbal-based mouthrinse containing aloe, anise, ascorbic acid, clove, peppermint, spearmint and thyme, with potential anti-mucositic activity.

(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

When aloe/anise/ascorbic acid/clove/peppermint/spearmint/thyme-based mouthwash is used as a rinse, the ingredients in this agent may prevent or decrease inflammation and bacterial infections.This may prevent or inhibit radiotherapy- or chemotherapy-induced mucositis and decreases the pain associated with mucositis.

(Aloe/Anise/Ascorbic Acid/Clove/Peppermint/Spearmint/Thyme-based Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)