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  2. Illicium verum - Wikipedia

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    Illicium verum (star anise or badian, Chinese star anise, star anise seed, star aniseed and star of anise) is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to South China and northeast Vietnam. Its star-shaped pericarps harvested just before ripening is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor.

  3. Evil eye - Wikipedia

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    The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. [1]

  4. List of plants known as star anise - Wikipedia

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    Star anise refers to Illicium verum Chinese star anise, and the spice derived from it. It can also refer to related poisonous plants: Illicium anisatum, Japanese star anise, similar in appearance to Illicium verum; Illicium floridanum, a shrub of the southeastern United States; Illicium parviflorum, swamp star anise, of the southeastern United ...

  5. Illicium - Wikipedia

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    General common names include star anise [5] and anisetree. [2] The genus name comes from the Latin illicere ("to allure"). [5] Description.

  6. Illicium anisatum - Wikipedia

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    Illicium anisatum, with common names Japanese star anise, [1] Aniseed tree, [1] and sacred Anise tree, [1] known in Japanese as shikimi (樒, シキミ), is an evergreen shrub or small tree closely related to the Chinese star anise (Illicium verum).

  7. Austrobaileyales - Wikipedia

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    The best-known species is Illicium verum, commonly known as star anise. The order belongs to the group of basal angiosperms, the ANA grade (Amborellales, Nymphaeales, and Austrobaileyales), which diverged earlier from the remaining flowering plants. Austrobaileyales is sister to all remaining extant angiosperms outside the ANA grade. [5] [6] [7]

  8. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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    A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.

  9. Absinthe - Wikipedia

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    Absinthe (/ ˈ æ b s ɪ n θ,-s æ̃ θ /, French: ⓘ) is an anise-flavored spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. [1]