star anise
star anise noun: a plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
Noun
star anise (countable and uncountable, plural star anises)
- A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese star anise, true star anise
- The starshaped seed used as a spice.
- Synonyms:
- aniseed star, star aniseed
star anise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
star anise in Hindi
- a plant, Illicium verum
- चक्र फूल cakra phūl
star anise in Tamil
- தக்கோலம், அனிசிப்பூ
star anise in Marathi
- a plant, Illicium verum
- चक्रफूल cakraphūl
- the spice
- चक्रफूल cakraphūl
star anise in Malayalam
- a plant, Illicium verum
- തക്കോലം takkōlaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- star anise in Kannada
- ಚಕ್ರಮೊಗ್ಗು cakramoggu
- star anise in Tagalog
- sangke
- star anise in Arabic
- ليسوم حقيقي līsūm ħaqīqi, ينسون نجمي yansūn najmi, باديان bādiyān
- star anise in Malay
- bunga lawang
- star anise in Indonesian
- bunga lawang
- star anise in Persian
- بادیان bâdiyân
- star anise in Thai
- โป๊ยกั้ก bpóoy gák
- star anise in Vietnamese
- đại hồi, hồi, đại hồi hương
- star anise in Myanmar
- နာနတ်ပွင့် nanatpwang.
Synonyms of star anise
- Chinese star anise
- true star anise
- aniseed star
- star aniseed
Forms of star anise
| plural | star anises |
|---|---|
| alternative form | star of anise |
Words formed from star anise
- Japanese star anise
- swamp star anise
Questions about star anise
- What does star anise mean?
- Star anise means a plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
- What is star anise in Hindi?
- Star anise in Hindi is चक्र फूल (cakra phūl). See Star anise meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is star anise?
- Star anise is a noun.
- What is the plural of star anise?
- The plural of star anise is star anises.
Words near star anise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: star anise (page history and authors); star anise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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