oil of anise
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
n
an essential oil extracted from the seeds of Pimpinella anisum (aniseed), having a pungent liquorice-like smell.
Example Sentences
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