[ 'sɪsɪli ]
(also sweet ~ )
■ noun ( plural cicelies ) an aromatic white-flowered plant of the parsley family, with fern-like leaves. [ Myrrhis odorata (Europe), Osmorhiza claytoni (N. America), and other species.]
Origin
C16: from L. seselis , from Gk; influenced by the given name Cicely .