Star Anise
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
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Wordset Dictionary
anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
Wordset Dictionary
small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- star aniseed
- plural
- Star Anises
- possessive
- Star Anise's
- pluralpossessive
- Star Anises'