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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.Illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leavesIllicium - 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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The species Illicium floridanum has maroon flowers.
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Anise, Illicium florianum grows into small hedges in resorts like Sea Island, Georgia, and exotic red flowers and liquorish aromas rise from the leaves in the summer.
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These characters were lengths of the dorsal fin base, the second dorsal ray (resulting in the development of the illicium and the esca), the snout (to accommodate the illicium), the esca, and the pectoral fin.
Transitions in the morphological features, habitat use, and diet of ... by Able, Kenneth W.; Clarke, Peter J.; Chambers, R. Christopher; Witting, David A. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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