star anise, n.
anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
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Chinese anise star anise star aniseed
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small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
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Illicium anisatum star 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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Chinese anise Illicium verum star anise
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