- cicelies
- n. type of aromatic plant of the parsley family used as a potherb, sweet cicely
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cicelies
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cicely — /sis euh lee/, n., pl. cicelies. a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb. [1590 1600; < L seseli < Gk séselis, séseli hartwort, resp. through influence of proper name Cicely] * * *… … Universalium
cicely — [ sɪsɪli] (also sweet cicely) noun (plural cicelies) an aromatic white flowered plant of the parsley family, with fern like leaves. [Myrrhis odorata (Europe), Osmorhiza claytoni (N. America), and other species.] Origin C16: from L. seselis, from… … English new terms dictionary
cicely — /ˈsɪsəli/ (say sisuhlee) noun (plural cicelies) a plant of the parsley family, Myrrhis odorata (the sweet cicely), grown for its pleasing smell and sometimes used as a potherb. {? Latin seselis, from Greek: kind of plant} …
cicely — (also sweet cicely) ► NOUN (pl. cicelies) ▪ an aromatic white flowered plant with fern like leaves. ORIGIN Greek seselis … English terms dictionary
cicely — [sis′ə lē] n. pl. cicelies [ME seseli < L seselis < Gr] SWEET CICELY … English World dictionary
