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SWEET CICELY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a part of...):

Myrrhis odorata; sweet cicely (European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

Synonyms:

gum myrrh; myrrh; sweet cicely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" is a kind of...):

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a substance of...):

Commiphora myrrha; myrrh tree (tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh)

Sense 3

Meaning:

European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers

Synonyms:

Myrrhis odorata; sweet cicely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sweet cicely" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "sweet cicely"):

sweet cicely (fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs)

Holonyms ("sweet cicely" is a member of...):

genus Myrrhis; Myrrhis (European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers)

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