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anise tree

DEFINITIONS OF: anise tree

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n any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

Types:
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
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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