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Grade 5
(fen-nel) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a flowering plant with a bulbous base and feathery leaves. it is used in cooking for flavor.

Example Sentence

A breeze brought the scent of lilacs and sweet fennel to his nostrils.

More Example Sentences

Fennel is a tasty vegetable to use.

Synonyms

anise; dill; cumin

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Rhymes

  • benel
  • dental
  • fehnel
  • fennel
  • fennell
  • gentle
  • grenell
  • haenel
  • henle
  • kennel
  • kennell
  • pennel
  • pennell
  • phenol
  • quennel
  • tennell
  • when'll

  • judgmental

  • accidental
  • continental
  • departmental
  • detrimental
  • elemental
  • fundamental
  • incremental
  • instrumental
  • monumental
  • occidental
  • oriental
  • sentimental
  • supplemental
  • transcendental

  • developmental
  • environmental
  • experimental
  • transcontinental
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