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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

substance go
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

food, nutrient go
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

foodstuff, food product go
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

fixings, ingredient go
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

seasoning, flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner go
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

spice
any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

noun.food

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five spice powder go
Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
allspice go
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree
cinnamon go
spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree
clove go
spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree
fennel go
fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
ginger, powdered ginger go
dried ground gingerroot
mace go
spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
nutmeg go
hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed go
anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine