Definitions for: Star Anise

[n] anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine
[n] small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
[n] small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative

Synonyms: Chinese anise, Chinese anise, Illicium anisatum, Illicium verum, star aniseed

See Also: anise tree, five spice powder, genus Illicium, Illicium, Illicium verum, spice, star anise, star anise, star aniseed

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