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Illicium

Illicium Meaning & Definition
Illicium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Illicium?

[n] anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves

Synonyms | Synonyms for Illicium: genus Illicium

Related Terms | Find terms related to Illicium:

See Also | anise tree | Chinese anise | family Magnoliaceae | Illicium anisatum | Illicium floridanum | Illicium verum | magnolia family | Magnoliaceae | magnoliid dicot genus | purple anise | star anise

Illicium In Webster's Dictionary

\Il*li"ci*um\, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.

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