It has a sweet, aromatic taste that resembles the taste of black licorice. It is commonly used in alcohols and liqueurs, such as anisette and ouzo. Anise is also used in dairy products, gelatins, meats, candies, and breath fresheners. In manufacturing, anise is often used as a fragrance in soap, creams, perfumes, and sachets.
datum. ( 1 plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.
Definition of datum. 1  1 plural dataplay \-É\ : something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference an important historical datum This enormous expenseâand considerable riskâto pick up a datum or two about geriatrics? â Charles Krauthammer.