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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;div class=&quot;notice&quot; style=&quot;font-style:italic&quot;&gt;This article is about the European herb. For the American herb, see [[Osmorhiza]].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> {{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Cicely<br /> | image = Illustration Myrrhis odorata0.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Apiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Apiaceae]]<br /> | genus = '''''Myrrhis'''''<br /> | species = '''''M. odorata'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Myrrhis odorata''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli|Scop.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Cicely''' or '''Sweet Cicely''' (''Myrrhis odorata'') is a [[plant]] belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Apiaceae]], native to central [[Europe]]; it is the sole species in the genus ''Myrrhis''. It is a tall [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]], growing to 2 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are finely divided, feathery, up to 50 cm long. The [[flower]]s are white, 2-4 mm across, produced in large [[umbel]]s. The [[seed]]s are slender, 15-25 mm long and 3-4 mm broad.<br /> <br /> ===Cultivation and uses===<br /> Its leaves are sometimes used as a [[herb]], with a rather strong taste reminiscent of [[anise]]; it is used mainly in [[Germany]] and [[Scandinavia]]. Like its relatives anise, [[fennel]], and [[caraway]], it can also be used to flavour [[akvavit]]. Its essential oils are dominated by [[anethole]].<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Myrr_odo.html Cicely] - Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Apiaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Herbs]]</div>

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