English Explanatory Dictionary

Cicely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.
noun
  1. Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
  2. sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪsəli/

Word forms

Cicely cicelies cecily

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sweet cicely myrrh garden myrrh sweet chervil
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