名詞 anise:

1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
   同義詞：anise plant, Pimpinella anisum
2. liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
   同義詞：aniseed

an.ise

n.（名詞）
An annual, aromatic Mediterranean herb(Pimpinella anisum) in the parsley family, cultivated for its seedlike fruits and the oil obtained from them and used to flavor foods, liqueurs, and candies.
大茴香，茴芹：一種地中海一年生傘形科香料草本植物（茴芹科 茴芹） ，栽培目的是為獲取籽狀果實(shí)和油來給食品，酒類和糖果配味
Anise seed.
大茴香籽

來源：
Middle English anis
中古英語 anis
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin anosum
源自 拉丁語 anosum
from Greek anison
源自 希臘語 anison