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• cicely
  cicely

  noun

  a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
• Cicely
  Cicely

  noun

  a female given name, form of Cecilia.

cicely

¹ American  

[sis-uh-lee] / ˈsɪs ə li /

noun

cicelies plural

1. a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.

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Cicely ² American  

[sis-uh-lee] / ˈsɪs ə li /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Cecilia.

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cicely British  

/ ˈsɪsəlɪ /

noun

1. short for sweet cicely

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Inflected Forms

noun

• cicelies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cicely

1590–1600; < Latin seseli < Greek séselis, séseli hartwort, respelling through influence of proper name Cicely