Question: are anise and dill related?
Answer: Their stage names may be Dill and Fennel, but their mothers call them Anethum graveolens and Foeniculum vulgare (shhh, don't tell anyone). Both are in the family of aromatic plants that have hollow stems, commonly known as umbellifers. ... Fennel, on the other hand, is more anise- or licorice-like.