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Noun: Illicium verum
  1. Small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
    - star anise, Chinese anise

Type of: anise tree

Part of: genus Illicium, Illicium

Encyclopedia: Illicium verum

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