sweet fennel

Variant of finocchio

finocchio definition

fi·noc·chio (fi nō′kē ō′)

noun

a variety of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce), cooked as a vegetable: its celerylike, anise-flavored, thick stalks are also eaten raw
also called Florence fennel or sweet fennel

Etymology: It < VL *fenuculum < L feniculum, fennel

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