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GENUS PIMPINELLA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anise

Synonyms:

genus Pimpinella; Pimpinella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Pimpinella" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pimpinella"):

anise; anise plant; Pimpinella anisum (native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery)

Holonyms ("genus Pimpinella" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

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