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Illicium

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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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Noun1.IlliciumIllicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
genus Illicium
magnoliid 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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Species Common Name Scientific Name ALDER Seaside Alnus maritima (OK, MD, DE, GA) ANISE-TREE Yellow Illicium parviflorum * (FL) APPLE Sweet Crab Malus coronaria (NY, IN, MO, KS, TN, AL, GA, SC, NC) APRICOT Desert Prunus fremontii * (CA) ARAUCARIA Cunningham Araucaria cunninghamii (HI) BAYBERRY Evergreen Myrica heterophylla * (NJ, PA, DE) BIRCH Kenai Betula papyrifera var.
Empty thrones: somewhere out there royalty is just waiting to be ... by Bronaugh, Whit / American Forests
The finding challenges textbooks that have long depicted this and 20 other known Gigantactis species as swimming upright with their fishing-rod-like illicium protruding off the top of their heads.
Video turns fish story on its head. (Upside Way Down) by Marzuola, C. / Science News
Chinese star anise (scientific name Illicium verum) is a safe and flavorful component of some popular herbal tea blends, and it is also a flavor component of spice mixes used in food products.
American Botanical Council Clarifies Safety Issue on Star Anise Tea by Business Wire
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