Fennel

(fen' -el) An umbelliferous plant, tniculum capillaceum, native to the Old AYorld and common in cultivation. Its dried fruit (Fosniculnm, U. S. P.) is aromatic and carminative, but is chiefly used as a corrigent, as for senna and rhubarb. See Fcenictdum. J Fenner's Guaiac-mixture. See Guaiac-mixture.