Definitions for anise

anise an·ise

Spelling: [an-is]
IPA: /ˈæn ɪs/

Anise is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in anise (aeins).

Definitions for anise

noun

  1. a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
  2. aniseed.

Origin of anise

1350-1400; Middle English anis Old French Latin anīsum Greek ánīson

Examples for anise

anise (anis; Pimpinella Anīsum), an annual plant of the nat.

The potatoes, fennel, anise, and garlic perfectly complement the brininess of the seafood.

At first, the taste is bright and mostly of fennel, then it slides into anise, and then fades away with a minty finish.

Oil of anise or rhodium is sometimes used for the same purpose.

We can't afford to be tolled off the track by a bag of anise seed.

It is a solution of sugar of lead perfumed with oil of anise, and containing flowers of sulphur in suspension.

How much of that oil of anise did you use to attract those bears?

Sift flour and add to the egg mixture together with the anise seed.

This preparation is said to be composed of hygiama,116 galega and anise.

Another variation replaces the anise with candied fruits like oranges, pineapples, and figs.

Word Value for anise
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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