Finochio

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Finochio \Fi*no"chi*o\ (?; 277), n. [It. finocchio fennel, LL.
     fenuclum. See {Fennel}.] (Bot.)
     An umbelliferous plant ({F[oe]niculum dulce}) having a
     somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are
     used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable.
     [1913 Webster]