'Foeniculum dulce' definitions:
Definition of 'Foeniculum dulce'
(from WordNet)
noun
Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base [syn: Florence fennel, Foeniculum dulce, Foeniculum vulgare dulce]
Definition of 'Foeniculum dulce'
From: GCIDE
- Finochio \Fi*no"chi*o\ (?; 277), n. [It. finocchio fennel, LL. fenuclum. See Fennel.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (F[oe]niculum dulce) having a somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable. [1913 Webster]