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ANISE TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anise tree" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anise tree"):
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)
Holonyms ("anise tree" is a member of...):
genus Illicium; Illicium (anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves)
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