finnochio

== English == === Noun === finnochio Rare spelling of finocchio. 1857, Proceedings of the Literary & Philosophical Society of Liverpool, During the Forty-Sixth Session, 1856–57 (Henry Greenwood), № 11, page 95 Finnochio is sometimes grown in this country. Its seed or fruit, and the essential oil distilled from it, find a place in our pharmacopœias, but are rarely used. Their warm stimulant properties lead to their employment in the flatulent colic of infants. 1893, Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist (Haymarket Publishing), page 366 We are sure that, when Finnochio is better known in northern countries, it will be as much appreciated as Celery. === Anagrams === chiniofon