Fennel
Definition
A popular synonymous name for fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), a perennial or biennial herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, with a tall, branched stem, finely divided filiform leaves, and yellow flowers arranged in large umbels. Its fruits resemble common anise structurally and aromatically but are larger and have a sweeter-aromatic, slightly minty taste, used in medicine as a digestive tonic, antiseptic, and galactagogue, and in gastronomy as a vegetable or spice.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Fennel
- Sweet fennel
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Compound masculine noun, singular usage stable within specialized ethnobotanical and agricultural text corpuses. |
| Formation | Vernacular compound term linking an established aromatic plant root with a size-descriptive modifier. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˈfe.nəl] |
| Source | Glossary of Traditional Romanian Flora and Folk Medicine Classifications |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În medicina populară, infuzia de anason-mare era administrată des pentru calmarea durerilor de stomac și eliminarea gazelor.
EN: In folk medicine, the infusion of fennel was frequently administered to soothe stomach aches and eliminate gas.
RO: Planta de anason-mare crește spontan în zonele însorite și pe pajiștile uscate din apropierea Dunării.
EN: The fennel plant grows wild in sunny areas and dry meadows near the Danube.
RO: Spre deosebire de anasonul comun, tulpina de anason-mare poate atinge o înălțime de peste doi metri în solurile fertile.
EN: Unlike common anise, the stem of sweet fennel can reach a height of over two meters in fertile soils.
Idioms & Phrases
Fructe de anason-mare / Fennel seeds
RO: Semințe lunguiețe și aromate recoltate toamna, folosite pentru distilarea uleiurilor sau ca aromatizant culinar.
EN: Elongated and aromatic seeds harvested in autumn, used for distilling oils or as a culinary flavoring agent.
Rădăcină de anason-mare / Fennel root bulb
RO: Baza cărnoasă a tulpinii anumitor varietăți de fenicul, consumată ca legumă proaspătă în salate sau preparată la cuptor.
EN: The fleshy base of the stem of certain fennel varieties, consumed as a fresh vegetable in salads or baked.
Ulei volatil de anason-mare / Fennel essential oil
RO: Extract concentrat lichid utilizat în aromaterapie și farmacie pentru proprietățile sale puternic carminative și spasmolitice.
EN: A concentrated liquid extract used in aromatherapy and pharmacy for its highly carminative and spasmolytic properties.
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