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1. <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc, for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Origin: OE. Anys, F. Anis, L. Anisum, anethum, fr. Gr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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