Found 2 items, similar to illicium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Illicium Illicium n : anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves [syn: genus Illicium ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Illicium Illicium \Il*li"ci*um\, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise. [1913 Webster]