Fēn'nel, n.

n. [A-S. fenol, Fr. fenouil, Pr. fenolh, fenolth, fenoll, fenoll, from Lat. feniculum, fennel, diminutive of fenum, hay; L. Lat. feniculum, It. finocchio, O. Sp. finojo, N. Sp. hinojo, Pg. funcho; N. H. Ger. fenchel, M. H. Ger. fenochel, fengel, O. H. Ger. fenichil, fenichal, fenachal, finachal, D. venkel, Sw. fenkål, Dan. fennikel.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Fœniculum (F. vulgare), cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. “Smell of sweetest fennel.” Milton.