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| borage |
a plant with bright blue, star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves and stems that are sometimes used as seasoning. |
| bordelaise sauce |
(sometimes cap.) a dark sauce for meat, made of stock, flour, wine, onions, and seasoning. |
| celery |
a plant cultivated for its crunchy, edible stalk and for its leaves and seeds, used as seasoning. |
| celery salt |
a seasoning that consists of ground celery seed and salt. |
| chervil |
a plant of the parsley family having aromatic leaves and used as a seasoning or as a salad herb. [1/2 definitions] |
| chili |
a seasoning or other preparation made from this dried pod. [1/3 definitions] |
| chili powder |
a powdered seasoning of dried chilies, garlic, cumin, and the like. |
| chive |
a small plant whose long, grasslike, onion-flavored leaves are often used as a seasoning. |
| curry powder |
a mixture of spices such as turmeric and coriander, used as a seasoning. |
| devil |
to prepare (food such as eggs or ham) by chopping finely and adding spicy seasoning. [1/8 definitions] |
| fennel |
a perennial Eurasian herb cultivated for its aromatic seeds, which are used as a seasoning. [1/2 definitions] |
| fines herbes |
a combination of herbs, such as parsley, tarragon, and chives, chopped fine and used as a seasoning for sauces, omelets, or the like. |
| forcemeat |
finely chopped or ground meat, fish, or poultry, often mixed with other foods that act as binders or seasoning, and used as a stuffing. |
| gefilte fish |
chopped fish mixed with egg, meal, and seasoning, boiled, and served chilled, often as balls. |
| gravy |
juice that drips from cooking meat, or a sauce made by thickening and seasoning this juice. [1/2 definitions] |
| kelp |
the ashes or the pressed flesh of such a seaweed, used as a seasoning or dietary supplement. [1/2 definitions] |
| marjoram |
any of several herbs whose fragrant leaves are used as seasoning. |
| oregano |
a plant related to mint and marjoram that is dried and used as a seasoning. |
| paprika |
a powdered reddish seasoning made from dried sweet red peppers. |
| potherb |
any herbaceous plant that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, such as spinach, or used as a seasoning, such as thyme. |
| pot marigold |
a calendula cultivated for its showy yellow or orange flowers, which are used for decoration or seasoning. |
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