From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anise \An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), noun [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. 'a'nison, 'a'nhqon.]
1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella anisum}) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway}; {celery}; {dill}.
Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae}, carrot family [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise plant}, {Pimpinella anisum}]
2: liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles [syn: {aniseed}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Anise This word is found only in Matt. 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveolens of the botanist. This name dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. The common dill, the Anethum graveolens, is an annual growing wild in the cornfields of Spain and Portugal and the south of Europe generally. There is also a species of dill cultivated in Eastern countries known by the name of shubit. It was this species of garden plant of which the Pharisees were in the habit of paying tithes. The Talmud requires that the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill shall pay tithes. It is an umbelliferous plant, very like the caraway, its leaves, which are aromatic, being used in soups and pickles. The proper anise is the Pimpinella anisum.
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