ANISE TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anise tree mean? 

• ANISE TREE (noun)
  The noun ANISE TREE has 1 sense:

1. any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

  Familiarity information: ANISE TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANISE TREE (noun)

Meaning:

Any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anise tree"):

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 ("anise tree" is a member of...):

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