Meanings
fennell1
nounfennell (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of fennel.
To cause nurses to have abundance of milk, I have taken the fresh branches or tops of fennell, and boyled them in water or wine, and given it to drinke at dinner or supper, and at all times, for it greatly augmenteth the milk.
quoted in 2006, Arthur Greenberg, From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story (page 139)
Fennell2
Origin
Metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.
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fennell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennell
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“fennell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennell. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fennell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fennell.
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