There is no specific term in Malayalam for aniseed. but it closely resembles the spice 'omam' or bishpweed . (സോംബ്. It is from Tamil)
thacolam
yesterday called in Malayalam as "Innale".
aniseed
aniseed
In Hindi, clove is called "laung" and in Malayalam, it is called "karayam".
Aniseed meaning in urdu is saunf
Dill is called "sathakuppa" in Malayalam.
Asparagus is called "അസ്പരഗസ്" in Malayalam.
It is 'മുത്തുച്ചിപ്പി' in Malayalam.
Both aniseed & fennel have the same flavour & taste. Only difference is that the fennel seed is smaller, also called Vilaithi Sauf.
marjanadravyam
yesterday called in Malayalam as "Innale".