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fennel

noun
🔊/ˈfenl/
🔊/ˈfenl/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a vegetable that has a thick round stem with a strong taste. The seeds and leaves are also used in cooking.茴香（茎作蔬菜，籽和叶亦用于烹调）
    Topics Foodc2
    Word OriginOld English finule, fenol, from Latin faeniculum, diminutive of faenum ‘hay’.