sweet cicely

English Thesaurus

1. fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs (noun.food)

hypernym	:	herb,
definition	:	aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities (noun.food)

part meronym	:	myrrhis odorata, sweet cicely,
definition	:	European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers (noun.plant)

2. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	gum resin,
definition	:	a mixture of resin and gum (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	commiphora myrrha, myrrh tree,
definition	:	tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh (noun.plant)

3. European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	sweet cicely,
definition	:	fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs (noun.food)

member meronym	:	genus myrrhis, myrrhis,
definition	:	European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers (noun.plant)