sweet cicely

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noun

any of several plants, as a European plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, used as a potherb, or certain related North American plants of the genus Osmorhiza.

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Origin of sweet cicely

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby sweet cicely

sweet birch, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweet cherry, sweet chestnut, sweet cicely, sweet cider, sweet clover, sweet corn, sweet dreams, sweeten

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How to use sweet cicely in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for sweet cicely

sweet cicely

noun

Also called: myrrh an aromatic umbelliferous European plant, Myrrhis odorata, having compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers

the leaves of this plant, formerly used in cookery for their flavour of aniseed

any of various plants of the umbelliferous genus Osmorhiza, of Asia and America, having aromatic roots and clusters of small white flowers

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