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star anise

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
star anise
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The starshaped seed used as a spice.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

star anises (plural) star of anise (alternative)

Phrases

Japanese star anise swamp star anise

Synonyms

aniseed star star aniseed Chinese star anise true star anise chinese anise illicium anisatum illicium verum

Questions

What does star anise mean?
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.

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