Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "zaƙi cicely" tana nufin tsire-tsire na tsire-tsire, wanda aka sani a kimiyance da sunan Myrrhis odorata, na dangin Apiaceae. Ya fito ne daga Turai da yammacin Asiya kuma ana siffanta shi da kayan zaki da kamshi.Bugu da ƙari ga ma’anarsa na botanical, “cicely” mai daɗi kuma yana iya komawa ga ganye, mai tushe, ko tsaba na wannan shuka. , waɗanda ake amfani da su a aikace-aikacen dafa abinci don dandano irin su anise. Ana amfani da shukar a matsayin ganye ko yaji wajen girki kuma ana iya ƙarawa a cikin salads, miya, stews, da kayan zaki. na wani abu mai kama da shuka ko alaƙa da shuka, kamar wasu alewa, abubuwan sha, ko ƙamshi masu kama da ƙamshi ko yanayin ɗanɗano.