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  2. Anise - Wikipedia

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    Anise (/ ˈ æ n ɪ s /; [3] Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed or rarely anix, [4] is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae [2] native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. [5] The flavor and aroma of its seeds have similarities with some other spices and herbs, such as star anise, [4] fennel, liquorice, and tarragon.

  3. Illicium anisatum - Wikipedia

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    Its fruit is a dry follicle similar to the Chinese star anise, but toxic, smaller and with a weaker odour, reputed to be more similar to the aroma of cardamom than to that of anise. Due to its poisonous nature, its seeds have been used as a fish poison as well as a natural agricultural pesticide and to repel animals from digging the grounds of ...

  4. 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.

  5. Category:Anise - Wikipedia

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  6. Syzygium anisatum - Wikipedia

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    Syzygium anisatum, with common names ringwood and aniseed tree, is a rare Australian rainforest tree with an aromatic leaf that has an essential oil profile comparable to true aniseed. The leaf from cultivated plantations is used as a bushfood spice and distilled for the essential oil , and is known in the trade as aniseed myrtle or anise myrtle .

  7. Lentinellus cochleatus - Wikipedia

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    Lentinellus cochleatus, commonly known as the aniseed cockleshell, is a wood-inhabiting fungus. The tan cap is 1.5–3.5 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide, often with a darker margin and depressed in the center. [1] It has a mild aniseed odor and flavor. [2] Similar species include Lentinellus micheneri and Crepidotus nyssicola. [1]

  8. Boronia crenulata - Wikipedia

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    Boronia crenulata is a shrub which grows to a height of about 0.25–1.2 m (0.8–4 ft) and has weak, thin stems which often trail between other plants. The leaves are variable in shape, sometimes even on one plant, but in general are about 20 mm (0.8 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) wide, strap-like or egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base.

  9. Hierbas - Wikipedia

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    Hierbas is an aniseed-flavored liqueur made mainly by extracting aromas of various plants such as fennel, thyme, rosemary, Luisa herbs, lavender, rue, eucalyptus, chamomile, juniper berries, juniper, marjoram, mint, healthy grass, leaves and peels from lemons and oranges, and sage in the presence of other plants such as star anise and green anise or matafaluga.