FLORENCE FENNEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Florence fennel mean? 

• FLORENCE FENNEL (noun)
  The noun FLORENCE FENNEL has 2 senses:

1. grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base

2. aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

  Familiarity information: FLORENCE FENNEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLORENCE FENNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Florence fennel; Foeniculum dulce; Foeniculum vulgare dulce

Hypernyms ("Florence fennel" is a kind of...):

fennel (any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems)

Meronyms (parts of "Florence fennel"):

fennel; finocchio; Florence fennel (aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fennel; finocchio; Florence fennel

Hypernyms ("Florence fennel" is a kind of...):

veg; vegetable; veggie (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

Holonyms ("Florence fennel" is a part of...):

Florence fennel; Foeniculum dulce; Foeniculum vulgare dulce (grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base)