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 Meaning of STAR ANISE
| Pronunciation: |  | stâr 'anis 
 
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[n]  anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine  [n]  small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant  [n]  small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Chinese anise, Chinese anise, Illicium anisatum, Illicium verum, star aniseed |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | anise tree, five spice powder, genus Illicium, Illicium, Illicium verum, spice, star anise, star anise, star aniseed |  |     |    |  |