ˈfer(y)ələ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, giant fennel — more at festuca
1. capitalized : a large genus of Old World plants (family Umbelliferae) with deeply divided leaves, compound umbels of yellow flowers, and membranous-winged fruit with three threadlike ridges — see asafetida , galbanum
2. -s : any plant of the genus Ferula