Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun star_anise

3 senses of star anise

Sense 1
star anise, Chinese anise, Illicium verum -- (small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative)
       => anise tree -- (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)

Sense 2
star anise, Illicium anisatum -- (small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant)
       => anise tree -- (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)

Sense 3
Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed -- (anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine)
       => spice -- (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)