finocchio

also
n., pl., -os, also -os.
A variety of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce) whose blanched aromatic, celerylike stalks are eaten as a vegetable. Also called Florence fennel, sweet fennel.

[Italian, from Latin fēniculum, fennel, diminutive of faenum, fēnum, hay.]

Variety of fennel with swollen leaf base; Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum.

[fih-NOH-kee-oh] Italian for fennel.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
  Synonyms: fennel, Florence fennel

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