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Meaning of word star anise from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

star anise noun

Meaning : Small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative.

Synonyms : chinese anise, illicium verum

Meaning : Small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan. Flowers are not fragrant.

Synonyms : illicium anisatum

Meaning : Anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine.

Synonyms : chinese anise, star aniseed

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palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

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A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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