ILLICIUM VERUM

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Meaning:

Small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative

Synonyms:

Chinese anise; Illicium verum; star anise

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Illicium verum" is a kind of...):

anise tree (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)

Meronyms (parts of "Illicium verum"):

Chinese anise; star anise; star aniseed (anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine)

Holonyms ("Illicium verum" is a member of...):

genus Illicium; Illicium (anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves)