An·ise n.
1. Bot. 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.
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Pimpinella anisum
n : native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds
and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring
in cookery [syn: anise, anise plant]