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anise

noun

Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

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Word length
5
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
NI
Scrabble score
5

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əˈniːz

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noun

  1. Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

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

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