star anise

English

Star anise.

Wikipedia

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Noun

star anise (plural star anises)

1. A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.

Translations

a plant, Illicium verum

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 八角 (cmn) (bājiǎo)

• Danish: stjerneanis (da) c
• Finnish: tähtianis (fi)
• French: anis étoilé (fr) m, badiane chinoise (fr) f
• Indonesian: bunga lawang (id)
• Japanese: 八角 (ja) (はっかく, hakkaku)

• Norwegian: stjerneanis (no)
• Persian: بادیان (fa) (bâdiyân)
• Slovene: zvezdasti janež (sl) m
• Spanish: anís estrellado (es)
• Swedish: stjärnanis (sv) c
• Thai: โป๊ยกั้ก (th) (bpóoy gák)