Il`li´ci`um
| n. | 1. | (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leavesmagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms family Magnoliaceae, magnolia family, Magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia 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 |
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