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Language: Old English
Origin: finugl, from Latin feniculum, from fenum 'hay (= dried grass)'

fennel

 noun
     
Related topics: Plants
fen‧nel [uncountable]
HBP a pale green plant whose seeds are used to give a special taste to food and which is also used as a vegetable
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