| NOUN | plant | Chinese anise, star anise, Illicium verum | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative |
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| food | Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
| Meaning | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative. | |
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| Synonyms | star anise, Illicium verum | |
| Member of | Illicium, genus Illicium | anise trees |
| Parts | Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
| Broader | anise tree | Any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium |
| Catalan | Illicium verum | |
| Meaning | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine. | |
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| Synonyms | star anise, star aniseed | |
| Part of | star anise, Chinese anise, Illicium verum | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative |
| Broader | spice | Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food |
| Substance of | five spice powder | Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon |
| Spanish | anís estrellado | |
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