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• Illicium — Il*li ci*um, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Illicium anisatum — Illicium Il*li ci*um, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of {Illicium anisatum} is used as a spice… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal …   Medical dictionary

• illicium — Chinese or star anise, the dried fruit of Illhicium verum (family Magnoliaceae), an evergreen shrub or small tree of southern China; used as a stimulating carminative. [L. an allurement, fr. il licio, to allure] * * * Il·lici·um i lis(h) ē əm n a …   Medical dictionary

• anise oil — n 1) a colorless or pale yellow essential oil obtained from the dried fruits of anise and used as a flavoring agent and as a carminative 2) STAR ANISE OIL * * * [NF] a volatile oil distilled from the dried, ripe fruit of Pimpinella anisum or of… …   Medical dictionary

• star anise oil — stär n a fragrant essential oil obtained from the dried fruit of a tree of the genus Illicium (I. verum) and used chiefly as a flavoring agent, expectorant, and carminative called also anise oil …   Medical dictionary

• anise — anisic /euh nis ik/, adj. /an is/, n. 1. a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish white flowers that yield aniseed. 2. aniseed. [1350 1400; ME anis < OF < L anisum < Gk ánison] * * * …   Universalium

• Illiciales — ▪ plant order       order of primitive, dicotyledonous flowering plants comprising the families Illiciaceae and Schisandraceae, with three genera, of mostly tropical and subtropical woody plants. All have radially symmetrical, mainly beetle… …   Universalium

• Root beer — A glass of root beer with foam Root beer is a carbonated, sweetened beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant (or the bark of a sassafras tree) as the primary flavor. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms …   Wikipedia

• List of garden plants — This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus.See also: * List of plants by common name NOTOC A * Abelia * Abeliophyllum (white forsythia) * Abelmoschus (okra) * Abies (fir) * …   Wikipedia

• Magnoliidae — ▪ plant subclass Introduction       subclass of woody or herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the class Magnoliopsida.       Members of the Magnoliidae are dicotyledonous plants that retain some primitive anatomic and morphological… …   Universalium