Dill vs. Fennel — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dill and Fennel
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Dill
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Anethum.
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.
Dill
An aromatic herb (Anethum graveolens) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and small yellow flowers clustered in umbels.
Fennel
An aromatic yellow-flowered European plant of the parsley family, with feathery leaves.
Dill
The leaves or seeds of this plant, used as a seasoning.
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Fennel
A Eurasian plant (Foeniculum vulgare) in the parsley family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers grouped in umbels, cultivated for its aromatic seeds and edible stalks.
Dill
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
Fennel
The seeds or stalks of this plant.
Dill
A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
Fennel
A variety of fennel whose seeds are used as flavoring. Also called sweet fennel.
Dill
A fool.
Fennel
A variety of fennel whose bulbous, celerylike stalks are eaten as a vegetable. Also called finocchio, Florence fennel.
Dill
To cook or flavor with dill
Fennel
See giant fennel.
Dill
To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
Fennel
A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
Dill
An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; - called also dillseed.
Fennel
(culinary) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
Dill
To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
Fennel
(culinary) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
Dill
Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
Fennel
A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum (Fæniculum vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
Smell of sweetest fennel.
A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex.
Dill
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
Fennel
Any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
Fennel
Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
Fennel
Leaves used for seasoning
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