Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of Illicium anisatum, the Chinese anise-tree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (
Illicium anisatum ), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
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- noun botany, archaic Illicium anisatum, an
evergreen Chinese shrub of themagnolia family , witharomatic seeds ;Chinese anise ;star anise .
Etymologies
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French badiane, from Persian بادیان (bâdiyân), بادیانه (bâdiyâne).
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