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单词 cicely
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Definition of cicely in English:

cicely

(also sweet cicely)
nounPlural cicelies ˈsɪsɪliˈsɪsɪli
  • An aromatic white-flowered plant of the parsley family, with fernlike leaves.

    欧洲没药,香根芹;雪维菜

    Genera Myrrhis and Osmorhiza, family Umbelliferae: several species, in particular the European M. odorata, grown as a culinary and medicinal herb

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sweet cicely likes half shade and a moist, rich soil.
    • Spoon into a pretty bowl and decorate with small springs and flowers of sweet cicely.
    • One of the first herbs to appear in the spring, sweet cicely makes a becoming backdrop to a perennial border.
    • Gardening programmes make much of cow-parsley, yet sweet cicely is not only a prettier plant but also has a longer growing season and is edible!
    • The root of sweet cicely can be boiled and eaten.
    • The sweet cicely, which I have always had in the bed in front of the dining room, is in flower again.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin seselis, from Greek. The spelling change was due to association with the given name Cicely.

Rhymes

Sicily

Definition of cicely in US English:

cicely

(also sweet cicely)
nounˈsisilēˈsɪsɪli
  • An aromatic white-flowered plant of the parsley family, with fernlike leaves.

    欧洲没药,香根芹;雪维菜

    Genera Myrrhis and Osmorhiza, family Umbelliferae: several species, in particular the European M. odorata, grown as a pot herb and used in herbal medicine, and the North American O. claytoni

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sweet cicely, which I have always had in the bed in front of the dining room, is in flower again.
    • One of the first herbs to appear in the spring, sweet cicely makes a becoming backdrop to a perennial border.
    • The root of sweet cicely can be boiled and eaten.
    • Gardening programmes make much of cow-parsley, yet sweet cicely is not only a prettier plant but also has a longer growing season and is edible!
    • Spoon into a pretty bowl and decorate with small springs and flowers of sweet cicely.
    • Sweet cicely likes half shade and a moist, rich soil.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin seselis, from Greek. The spelling change was due to association with the given name Cicely.

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