Home › Words › C › cicelycicely/ˈsɪsəli/cicely means A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.cicely is pronounced /ˈsɪsəli/.EtymologyFrom Latin seselis, from Ancient Greek σέσελις (séselis).nameA female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.e.g.“, Induction, Scene II First Servant. - - - Sometimes you would call out for Cicely Hacket. Sly. Ay, the woman's maid of the house.”nounMyrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.colicwood 61% match — Any of various flowering plants of the genus Myrsine. vs cicely →myrrha 59% match — myrrh vs cicely →myrica 59% match — Any of the genus Myrica of shrubs and trees. vs cicely →olitory 59% match — Of or pertaining to a kitchen garden; used for culinary purposes. vs cicely →celandine 58% match — Any plant of the genus Chelidonium. vs cicely →ach 58% match — Any of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley. vs cicely →cerinthe 57% match — Any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae. vs cicely →cardamine 57% match — Any plant of the genus Cardamine; a bittercress. vs cicely →