illicium verum

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsstar aniseChinese anise

   Broaderanise tree

   Part ofIllicium

   PartsChinese anise

Questions about illicium verum

What does illicium verum mean?

illicium verum means "small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative".

What is another word for illicium verum?

Close synonyms include star anise, Chinese anise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is illicium verum a common word?

illicium verum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.