| 单词 | aniseed tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaniseed tree 3. Chinese anise, star anise or aniseed tree: a shrub, Illicium anīsātum (family Magnoliaceæ), the fruit of which has the odour, and is used instead, of anise. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise badian1693 Chinese anise1727 poison bay1866 shikimi1881 star anise1883 1727 R. Bradley Family Dict. Anise of China or Siberia, is a Seed of about the same Form and Bigness as Coloquintida. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 445 The aniseed tree of China, of which the fruit is..well known in commerce by the name of Star anise. 1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 23 The seed vessels are imported from China under the name of Chinese Anise..and from it a great portion of..Oil of Anise is obtained. aniseed tree aniseed tree n. (a) any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Illicium (family Schisandraceae), the fruit or foliage of which has a fragrance or taste similar to that of aniseed; (b) (chiefly Australian) the ringwood, Syzygium anisatum (family Myrtaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise badian1693 Chinese anise1727 poison bay1866 shikimi1881 star anise1883 1771 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 529 Characters of the Illicium Floridanum, or Florida starry aniseed tree. 1893 Gardeners' Chron. 1 Apr. 386 This interesting plant is in bloom in the economic house at Kew... Popularly it is known as the Aniseed tree. 1949 Jrnl. & Proc. Royal Soc. New S. Wales 83 44 On account of the strong aniseed-like odour of the crushed foliage it has received the vernacular name of ‘Aniseed Tree’. 1991 F. Gapper Gardens Eng. 188 Look out for Illicium anicatum [sic.], the strong-smelling and very slow-growing aniseed tree. 2005 A–Z Garden Plants 106/2 B[ackhousia] anisata, aniseed tree, grows to 20 m (65 ft) in its natural rainforest habitat. When crushed, the foliage has an aniseed smell. < as lemmas |
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