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Fennel
Fennel (''Foeniculum vulgare'') is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.
It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable.
Fennel is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the mouse moth and the anise swallowtail.
== Etymology and names ==
The word "fennel" developed from the Middle English ''fenel'' or ''fenyl''. This came from the Old English ''fenol'' or ''finol'', which in turn came from the Latin ''feniculum'' or ''foeniculum'', the diminutive of ''fenum'' or ''faenum'', meaning "hay". The Latin word for the plant was ''ferula'', which is now used as the genus name of a related plant.
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