anise tree
Noun
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Any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium (synset 111729127)
hypernym: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermshyponym:
- illicium floridanum, purple anise - small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States
- illicium anisatum, star anise - small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
- chinese anise, illicium verum, star anise - small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
member meronym: genus illicium, illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
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