Meanings
noundogfennel (plural dogfennels)
plural dogfennels · alternative dog fennel · alternative dog-fennel · alternative dog's fennel
- Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe and North Africa.
- CanadaUSAny of various similar American plants, especially Eupatorium capillifolium, a perennial plant.
“I aint been teasing him.” Luster said. “He was playing with that bottle full of dogfennel and all of a sudden he started up bellering.”
1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury - A plant in the genus Chamaemelum.
Origin
- Middle Englishdogfynell
- Englishdogfennel
From Middle English dogfynell; equivalent to dog + fennel.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian подрумиче
- подрумиче (podrumiče)Anthemis cotula
Catalan camamilla pudent
- camamilla pudentAnthemis cotula
German Stinkende Hundskamille
- Stinkende HundskamilleAnthemis cotula
Polish rumian psi
- rumian psiAnthemis cotula
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APA
dogfennel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfennel
MLA
“dogfennel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfennel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogfennel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogfennel.
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