giant fennel

noun

See under fennel(def 3).

Origin of giant fennel

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby giant fennel

giant cell tumor of bone, giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, giant clam, giant condyloma, giant crab, giant fennel, giant garlic, giant granadilla, giant hogweed, giant hornet, giant impact theory

Definition for giant fennel (2 of 2)

fennel
[ fen-l ]
/ ˈfɛn l /

noun

a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
Also fennel seed. the aromatic fruits of this plant, used in cookery and medicine.
any of various more or less similar plants, as Ferula communis (giant fennel), a tall, ornamental plant.

Origin of fennel

before 900; Middle English fenel, Old English fenol, variant of finu(g)l < Vulgar Latin *fenuclum, for Latin fēniculum, faeniculum, equivalent to faeni- (combining form of faenum hay) + -culum -cle1

British Dictionary definitions for giant fennel

fennel
/ (ˈfɛnəl) /

noun

a strong-smelling yellow-flowered umbelliferous plant, Foeniculum vulgare, whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to season and flavour food See also finocchio
another name for mayweed

Word Origin for fennel

Old English fenol, from Latin faeniculum fennel, diminutive of faenum hay