aniseed

Converse of object

• flavor: Leaves are aniseed flavored and can be used in teas as well as in recipes with fish, rice and salads.
• include: Dogs like aniseed, so you could include some aniseed in a dog cushion.
• use: You can use the star aniseed and cinnamon stick to decorate the cake if you like.

Adjective modifier

tasty: A tasty aniseed flavored herb for salads, cheese and egg dishes.

Modifies a noun

• flavor: Young stems can also be added to salads giving an aniseed flavor.
• ball: In my pocket I had sweets, not just any sweets but aniseed balls.
• scent: Long spikes of purple flowers in the summer provide lovely aniseed scent and are especially attractive to butterflies.
• taste: Florence fennel, which is grown for its swollen base and distinctive aniseed taste, needs warmth and lots of moisture to flourish.
• aroma: Toast the fennel seeds in a dry frying pan until they turn golden and release their aniseed aroma.
• smell: Chervil, a herb rather like parsley with an aniseed smell, was thought to help prevent the plague.