/an"euh seed', an"is seed'/ , n.
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
[ 1350-1400; ME anece seed. See ANISE, SEED ]