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Webster 1913 Edition
Badian
‖
Ba′di-an
,Noun.
[F.
badiane
, fr. Per. bādiān
anise.] (Bot.)
An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (
Illicium anisatum
), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise. Definition 2024
badian
badian
English
Noun
badian (uncountable)
- Illicium verum, an evergreen Chinese shrub of the magnolia family, with aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
Old English
Etymology
From bād.
Verb
bādian
Conjugation
Conjugation of bādian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | bādian | tō bādianne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | bādie bādiġe |
bādode |
| 2nd-person singular | bādast | bādodest |
| 3rd-person singular | bādaþ | bādode |
| plural | bādiaþ bādiġaþ |
bādodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | bādie bādiġe |
bādode |
| plural | bādien bādiġen |
bādoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bāda | |
| plural | bādiaþ bādiġaþ |
|
| participle | present | past |
| bādiende bādiġende |
(ġe)bādod | |
Derived terms
- bādiend