Me too agree, Gurcharan ji. Anethum graveolens is the most proper candidate for *Soe* or *Sowa*.
* Had* to put an entry found in Digital Dictionary of South Asia regarding *Anethum fœniculum *(syn. of *Foeniculum vulgare*) which is soʼā and soyā ... *may be a common usage only in some region*, ... does agree well with Alok ji's query cum statement that: " looks like vegetative plants of Foeneculum vulgare. it is used as vegetable " Regards. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dinesh ji > As for as I understrand, Soe or Sowa is Anethum graveolens (syn: A. sowa), > which I had uploaded two or three days back, Foeniculum vulgare is Fennel or > Saunf commonly used in spices and condiments, and Pimpinella anisum is > aniseed or vilaiti saunf, commonly used and served after meals in > restaurants along wish mishri. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for any assistance pl. >> Earlier relevant feedback from Dinesh ji: >> “For SOE or SOYE or SOY, please analyse: >> >> >> x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x >> x x x >> >> H سوا सोत्र्र्रा so'ā, सोवा sowā [S. शत+पुष्पः; cf. saunf], s.m. Dill (of >> the common garden species) Anethum graveolens; fennel, >> H سويا सोया soyā (=so'ā, q.v.), s.m. Fennel, Anethum sowa; dill (of the >> com. garden species), Anethum graveolens:—śoyā-ćūkā, s.m. ... >> ... >> http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=platts&query=so%CA%BC%C4%81&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 >> >> >> Anethum graveolens ... The name dill comes from Old English dile, thought >> to have originated from a Norse or Anglo-Saxon word dylle meaning to soothe >> or lull[citation needed], the plant having the carminative property of >> relieving gas. In Sanskrit, this herb is termed as Shatapushpa. The seeds of >> this herb is also termed as Shatakuppi sompa, Shatapushpi, Sabasige, Badda >> sompu, Sabasiga, Surva, Soyi, Sowa, Soya in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannanda, >> Gujarathi, Hindi, Punjabi etc. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dill >> >> >> ... the seed of sweet fennel, Anethum fœniculum, or A. panmorium (cf. soʼā >> and soyā) ... >> http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=platts&query=Pimpinella&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 >> Anethum fœniculum is synonym of Foeniculum vulgare ... >> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?3411 >> Anethum panmorium is synonym of Foeniculum panmorium ... >> http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Foeniculum.html >> >> x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x >> x x x >> >> >> >> Pimpinella anisum, the common anise is called saunf (सौंफ़ in Hindi, سونف >> in Urdu) ... >> http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=platts&query=Pimpinella&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 >> ” >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Alok Goyal <alok12...@gmail.com> >> Date: 16 December 2009 11:18 >> Subject: [indiantreepix:25094] Apiaceae members >> To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> >> >> Hallo all >> i have a confusion. can anyone please give me an idea about the botanical >> name of SOE or SOYE or SOY. its not soybean its sold in market by this name >> and looks like vegetative plants of Foeneculum vulgare. it is used as >> vegetable. >> >> and >> >> what is the common Hindi name of Pimpinella anisum ? >> >> Alok >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "indiantreepix" group. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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