Definition of Florence fennel

1. Noun. Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base.

Exact synonyms: Foeniculum Dulce, Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce
Terms within: Fennel, Finocchio
Generic synonyms: Fennel

2. Noun. Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads.
Exact synonyms: Fennel, Finocchio
Generic synonyms: Veg, Vegetable, Veggie
Group relationships: Foeniculum Dulce, Foeniculum Vulgare Dulce

Definition of Florence fennel

1. Noun. (finocchio) (qualifier fennel cultivar) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Florence Fennel

Flo
Flo Ziegfeld
Flobert
Floberts
Flocks
Flodden
Flodden Field
Flood's ligament
Flora
Florabama
Floreal
Florence
Florence Nightingale
Florence fennel
Florence fennels
Florence flask
Florence flasks
Florentine
Florentine iris
Florentines
Florenz Ziegfeld
Florey
Florey unit
Florianópolis
Florida
Florida anise
Florida arrowroot
Florida bean

Literary usage of Florence fennel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"If any sauce is served, let it be a sharp one ; or hand round a plate of cut lemon. FINOCCHIO, OR Florence fennel NOTE.—As in the case of chervil, ..."

2. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"E. BROWN, Botanic Oar- dene, Entebbe, Uganda, March 3, 1906. "The Florence Fennel."—Regarding the enquiry about Florence fennel or Finocchio, I may say that ..."

3. Growing Vegetables in the Home Garden (1993)
"Miscellaneous Vegetables Florence fennel Florence fennel is related to celery and celeriac. Its enlarged, flattened leafstalk is the portion used. ..."

4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... chiefly for the sake of its leaves, which are used for flavoring, but also for its aromatic seeds. Florence fennel, sweet fennel, Italian fennel, ..."

5. Putnam's Vegetable Book by Mae Savell Croy (1917)
"Florence fennel forms large bulbs which should be covered with earth when they are about the size of walnuts. In a couple of weeks they will have attained a ..."

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