FENNEL

noun Etymology: Middle English fenel, from Old English finugl, from Vulgar Latin *fenuculum, from Latin feniculum ~, irregular diminutive of fenum hay Date: before 12th century a perennial European herb ( Foeniculum vulgare ) of the carrot family having two cultivated forms:, the commonly cultivated form ( F. vulgare dulce ) having aromatic leaves and seeds, Florence ~