sweet cicely

sweet cic·e·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet sis-uh-lee]
- /swit ˈsɪs ə li/
- /swiːt ˈsɪsɪlɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet sis-uh-lee]
- /swit ˈsɪs ə li/

Definitions of sweet cicely words

noun sweet cicely any of several plants, as a European plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, used as a potherb, or certain related North American plants of the genus Osmorhiza. 1
noun sweet cicely an aromatic umbelliferous European plant, Myrrhis odorata, having compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers 0
noun sweet cicely the leaves of this plant, formerly used in cookery for their flavour of aniseed 0
noun sweet cicely any of various plants of the umbelliferous genus Osmorhiza, of Asia and America, having aromatic roots and clusters of small white flowers 0
noun sweet cicely any of several perennial North American herbs (genus Osmorhiza) of the umbel family, with compound leaves and clusters of small, white flowers 0
noun sweet cicely a European perennial herb (Myrrhis odorata) of the umbel family, with anise-scented leaves formerly used in flavoring 0

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Origin of sweet cicely

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Sweet cicely

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweet cicely popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sweet cicely usage trend in Literature

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