genus illicium
Noun
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Anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves (synset 111728911)
is a type of: magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsmember holonym:
- anise tree - any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
- 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
belongs to: family magnoliaceae, magnolia family, magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietiasame as: illicium
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