giant fennel

noun

1. fennel3

Word History and Origins

Origin of giant fennel¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

At the roadside on either hand there were still and ever tall withered thistles and giant fennel with yellow umbels.

From Project Gutenberg

The tough stalks of the giant fennel of Southern Europe were used by the Roman schoolmasters as an instrument of castigation.

From Project Gutenberg

Ferrule” must be distinguished from “ferule” or “ferula,” properly the Latin name of the “giant fennel.

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In one corner was a giant fennel that reminded one of a lace-dressed lady spreading out a sunshade of sea-green satin.

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