cicely
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Cicely¹
proper noun
- 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.
cicely²
- /ˈsɪsəli/
Sounds like Sicily
Where it comes from
From Latin seselis, from Ancient Greek σέσελις (séselis).
noun cicelies · cecily
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Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
Similar: sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, sweet chervil
- sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza.
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noun Myrrhis odorata
| Français | cerfeuil musqué |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Süßdolde |
| Русский | ке́рвель испа́нский kérvelʹ ispánskij |
| العربية | probably no definite term |
Talk about this word "cicely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cicely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cicely. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cicely "cicely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cicely.Cite this
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title = {cicely},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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