Pimpinella
|pim-pi-nel-la|
/ˌpɪmpɪˈnɛlə/
anise-like plant genus
Etymology
'Pimpinella' originates from New Latin (scientific Latin), ultimately from Italian 'pimpinella', where it referred to an anise-like plant.
'Pimpinella' was used in Medieval and Renaissance botanical Latin and was adopted into Linnaean taxonomy as the genus name 'Pimpinella'.
Initially, it meant 'an anise-like plant' in vernacular use, and over time it was adopted as the technical botanical genus name 'Pimpinella'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, which includes species such as Pimpinella anisum (anise) and Pimpinella saxifraga (burnet-saxifrage). Used in botanical contexts to refer to members of this genus.
Pimpinella anisum, a species in the genus Pimpinella, is commonly known as anise and is used to flavor foods.
Synonyms
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