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Anise

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

Matthew 23:23

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A plant of the parsley family, producing aromatic seeds used in medicine and cookery, and with which tithes were paid (Matt. 23:23²³Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Matthew 23:23)).

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