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cicely

/ˈsɪsəli/

cicely noun: myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.

cicely: myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae
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Noun

cicely (usually uncountable, plural cicelies)

  1. (usually) Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
    Synonyms:
    sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, sweet chervil
  2. (usually) sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza.

Proper noun capitalized: Cicely

Cicely

  1. A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.
    • , Induction, Scene II
      First Servant. - - - Sometimes you would call out for Cicely Hacket.
      Sly. Ay, the woman's maid of the house.

Synonyms of cicely

Forms of cicely

pluralcicelies
alternative form (obsolete)cecily

Origin of cicely

From Latin seselis, from Ancient Greek σέσελις (séselis).

Words formed from cicely

Phrases with cicely

Questions about cicely

What does cicely mean?
Cicely means myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
What part of speech is cicely?
Cicely can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cicely?
Cicely is pronounced /ˈsɪsəli/.
What is the plural of cicely?
The plural of cicely is cicelies.

Words near cicely in the dictionary

  1. Cicchetti
  2. Cicchettis
  3. Ciccone
  4. Ciccones
  5. cicelies
  6. cicely
  7. ciceritol
  8. cicero
  9. Ciceroes
  10. ciceronage
  11. cicerone

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