aniseed

[ an-uh-seed, an-is-seed ]

/ ˈæn əˌsid, ˈæn ɪsˌsid /

noun

the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.

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Origin of aniseed

First recorded in 1350–1400, aniseed is from the Middle English word anece seed. See anise, seed

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Examples from the Web for aniseed

It consists of two oils; the one solid and identical with that of oil of aniseed.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
He expressly gave up a domino-party, promised to go to see him "over there," ordered two aniseed cordials, and embraced him.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
A rat-poison may be met with composed of baric carbonate, sugar, and oatmeal, flavoured with a little oil of aniseed and caraway.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Some persons recommend the addition of a little oil of rhodium or oil of aniseed.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

It contained two bottles of anisado, a spirit flavored with aniseed in favor in Spanish countries.
The Coast of Adventure|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for aniseed

aniseed

/ (ˈænɪˌsiːd) /

noun

the liquorice-flavoured aromatic seeds of the anise plant, used medicinally for expelling intestinal gas and in cookery as a flavouring, esp in cakes and confectionsAlso called: anise

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Word Origin and History for aniseed

aniseed

late 14c., a contraction of anise seed (n.).