cicely

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪsəlɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sis′ə lē)

Inflections of 'cicely' (n): npl: cicelies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cic•e•ly  (sis′ə lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
  • Greek séselis, séseli hartwort, respelling, respelled through influence of proper name Cicely
  • Latin seseli
  • 1590–1600

Cic•e•ly  (sis′ə lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name, form of Cecilia. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cicely / ˈsɪsəlɪ/ ( -lies)
  1. short for sweet cicely
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin seselis, from Greek, of obscure origin; influenced in spelling by the English proper name Cicely
'cicely' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Saunders - myrrh - sweet cicely

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