Noun Definition

star anise

1.Definition: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine

Related Noun(s):chinese anise

Category: Food

2.Definition: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant

Related Noun(s):illicium anisatum

Category: Plants

3.Definition: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative

Related Noun(s):chinese anise, illicium verum

Category: Plants