fenixt

An obsolete spelling of phenix. fenkt, v. t. [ME. fenken, rarely venken, All swich cities that see me lich were, Philip fenkes in fyght & fayled lyte, That all Greece hee ne gatt with his grim werk. fenugreek hay: see fenugreek.] 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant, Fæniculum vulgare, a native of southern Europe and common in cultivation. It is a tall, glaucous herb with decompound leaves, yellow flowers, an agreeable odor, and sweet aromatic taste. Several varieties are extensively cultivated in Europe, America, and India for their seeds, which are used in medicine as a carminative and stimulant. The chief con sumption, however, is in veterinary practice. The oil distilled from the seeds is used in the manufacture of cordials. Eke fenel wol up growe, So it be gladde. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 84. There's fennel for you, and columbines. Shak., Hamlet, iv. 5. Above the lowly plants it towers, The fennel , with its yellow flowers, And in an earlier age than ours Was gifted with the wondrous powers, Lost vision to restore. Long fellow, Goblet of Life. 2. A name of certain plants of other genera. See below. Dog-fennel. See dog's - fennel. - Giant fennel, the Ferula communis .-Hogor sow-fennel, the Peucedanum of ficin ale . Sweet fennel, Fæniculum A lisa under of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 323. dulce , sometimes eaten as a vegetable or salad.- To eat He ne mighte. Ayen Rome in bataile spede, That he was euer more biwraid, Ouercumen, venkud , and bitraid. conger and fennelt, to eat two high and hot things to- gether: esteemed an act of libertinism. Nares . or wing-cover of certain gra hoppers. Kirby. fenestrule (fe-nes'tröl), n. [ between the intersecting branches of the cœ nœcium. IMG:content-1216.png:[blocks in formation] enemies. Cowell.