wild fennel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I pass through fragrant California sagebrush and wild fennel in one spot, a blend of sweet pea, lilac and kicked-up dirt in another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
The Kitchn notes that while it's derived from wild fennel, its flavor is very different from fennel or anise.
From Salon ● May 31, 2021
We ordered three pastas, including eliche with fresh ricotta and wild fennel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
One day, Mr. Jacobsen walked into the restaurant with loads of wild fennel, marjoram and dill—“Literally, garbage bags full,” said Mr. Accarrino—that had been ripped out to make way for planting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2018
Then, too, the green flowers are borne on more sturdy pedicels in the broader umbels, lastly the seeds are double the size of the wild fennel seeds, ¼ or ½ inch long.
From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by M. G. (Maurice Grenville) Kains
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