aniseedPronunciation: /ˈanɪsiːd/Translate aniseed | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of aniseed noun [mass noun] the seed of the anise, used in cooking and herbal medicine: almond cakes which were sweetened with aniseed [as modifier]:aniseed ballsOrigin: late Middle English: from anise + seedaniseed in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of aniseed in the US English dictionary