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Star anise

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Noun
  1. 1
    A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine wordnet
  3. 3
    The star-shaped seed used as a spice. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant wordnet
  5. 5
    small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative wordnet

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