Chinese anise
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Meaning
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anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
Forms
plural: Chinese anises| Singular | Chinese anise |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine:star anisestar aniseed
- small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative:star aniseIllicium verum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable