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    CHINESE ANISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicineplay

    Synonyms:

    Chinese anise; star anise; star aniseed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("Chinese anise" is a kind of...):

    spice (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)

    Holonyms ("Chinese anise" is a part of...):

    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)

    Holonyms ("Chinese anise" is a substance of...):

    five spice powder (Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminativeplay

    Synonyms:

    Chinese anise; Illicium verum; star anise

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Chinese anise" is a kind of...):

    anise tree (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)

    Meronyms (parts of "Chinese anise"):

    Chinese anise; star anise; star aniseed (anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine)

    Holonyms ("Chinese anise" is a member of...):

    genus Illicium; Illicium (anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves)

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