Illicium anisatum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Illicium anisatum
    n 1: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not
         fragrant [syn: {star anise}, {Illicium anisatum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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, and its oil is largely
   used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical
   with true oil of anise.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Badian \Ba"di*an\, n. [F. badiane, fr. Per. b[=a]di[=a]n anise.]
   (Bot.)
   An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family ({Illicium
   anisatum}), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star
   anise.
   [1913 Webster]

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