| NOUN | food | star aniseed, Chinese anise, star anise | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
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| Meaning | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine. | |
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| Synonyms | Chinese anise, star anise | |
| 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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