star anise

English

Star anise.

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 m., badiane chinoise f. Norwegian: stjerneanis (no) Slovene: zvezdasti janež (sl) m. Spanish: anís estrellado (es) Swedish: stjärnanis (sv) c.