Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fennel

4 senses of fennel

Sense 1
fennel -- (any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio -- (aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)
       => vegetable, veggie, veg -- (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)

Sense 3
fennel, common fennel -- (leaves used for seasoning)
       => herb -- (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Sense 4
fennel -- (fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture)
       => spice -- (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)