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ILLICIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
Synonyms:
genus Illicium; Illicium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Illicium" is a kind of...):
magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Illicium"):
anise tree (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)
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)
Holonyms ("Illicium" is a member of...):
family Magnoliaceae; magnolia family; Magnoliaceae (subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia)
