illicium verum illicium floridanum • illimani · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · illicium verum · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative. Synonyms: star anise, Chinese anise, Illicium verum. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · star anise · · Synonym 1 chinese anise · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076