genus Illicium

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1.genus Illicium - anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leavesIlliciummagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsfamily Magnoliaceae, magnolia family, Magnoliaceae - subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietiaanise tree - any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus IlliciumIllicium floridanum, purple anise - small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United StatesIllicium anisatum, star anise - small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrantChinese anise, Illicium verum, star anise - small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative