NOUN | plant | Illicium verum, star anise, Chinese anise | small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative |
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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, Chinese anise | |
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 |
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