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Meaning Of Illicium
n.
A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees,
having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is
used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for
flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.