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CICELY

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 353 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CICELY  , Myrrhis odorata (natural

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Umbelliferae), a perennial herb with a leafy hollow stem, 2 to 3 ft. high, much divided leaves, whitish beneath, a large sheathing
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base, and terminal umbels of small white flowers, the
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outer ones only of which are fertile . The fruit is dark brown, long (; to 1 in.), narrow and beaked . The plant is a native of central and
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southern
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Europe, and is found in parts of England and Scotland in pastures, usually near houses . It has aromatic and stimulant properties and was formerly used as a pot-herb .

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