| Definition of 'illicium' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Illicium, genus Illicium
anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves
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| Definition of 'illicium' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) illicium
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
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| Definition of 'illicium' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. illicium
A plant genus of the family Illiciaceae, order Illiciales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have evergreen, aromatic leaves and bisexual flowers. The female portion of the flower consists of 7 to 15 carpels.
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