sweet cicely

  1. ☆ any of several perennial North American herbs (genus Osmorhiza) of the umbel family, with compound leaves and clusters of small, white flowers
  2. a European perennial herb (Myrrhis odorata) of the umbel family, with anise-scented leaves formerly used in flavoring

See sweet cicely in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various perennial New World herbs of the genus Osmorhiza of the parsley family, having fleshy aromatic roots, compound leaves, and clusters of small white flowers.
  2. An aromatic European perennial herb (Myrrhis odorata) having compound leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers. Also called myrrh.

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Origin: Middle English seseli

Origin: , from Latin seselis

Origin: , from Greek

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