noun
any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Hyponyms: ↑purple anise, ↑Illicium floridanum, ↑star anise, ↑Illicium anisatum, ↑Chinese anise, ↑Illicium verum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Illicium, ↑genus Illicium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.