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star_anise

star anise

English

Star anise.

Noun

star anise ‎(plural star anises)

A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.
The star-shaped seed used a a spice.

Synonyms

(Illicium verum): Chinese star anise, true star anise

Derived terms

Translations

a plant, Illicium verum

Chinese:

Cantonese: 八角 ‎(baat³ gok³)

Mandarin: 八角 (zh) ‎(bājiǎo), 八角茴香 (zh) ‎(bājiǎohuíxiāng), 大茴香 (zh) ‎(dàhuíxiāng)
Danish: stjerneanis c
Finnish: tähtianis
French: anis étoile m, badiane chinoise f
Greek: αστεροειδής γλυκάνισος m ‎(asteroeidís glykánisos)
Indonesian: bunga lawang (id)
Japanese: 八角 ‎(はっかく, hakkaku)

Norwegian: stjerneanis
Persian: بادیان (fa) ‎(bâdiyân)
Polish: anyż gwiaździsty (pl) m
Portuguese: anis-estrelado m
Russian: звёздчатый ани́с m ‎(zvjózdčatyj anís)
Slovene: zvezdasti janež m
Spanish: anís estrellado (es)
Swedish: stjärnanis c
Tagalog: sangki
Thai: โป๊ยกั้ก ‎(bpóoy gák)

the spice

Greek: αστεροειδής γλυκάνισος m ‎(asteroeidís glykánisos)

External links

star anise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Illicium verum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies