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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. Anethole - Wikipedia

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    Anethole (also known as anise camphor) [2] is an organic compound that is widely used as a flavoring substance. It is a derivative of the aromatic compound allylbenzene and occurs widely in the essential oils of plants.

  5. Illicium - Wikipedia

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    Illicium floridanum Illicium henryi Illicium anisatum in Köhler's Medicinal Plants. Illicium is a genus of flowering plants treated as part of the family Schisandraceae, [2] or alternately as the sole genus of the Illiciaceae. [3]

  6. Category:Anise liqueurs and spirits - Wikipedia

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    Liqueurs and other spirits which are flavored (to at least some extent) with anise or star anise. The compound responsible for the "anise" flavor is anethole, and the clouding they exhibit on addition of water is called louching (also the ouzo effect). See also Anise-flavored liqueurs on the list of liqueurs

  7. Syzygium anisatum - Wikipedia

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    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. The ringwood tree has a dense crown and grows up to 45 metres tall. The leaves are 6–12 cm long with prominently undulated margins and rich aniseed aroma when crushed.

  8. Xtabentún (liqueur) - Wikipedia

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    Xtabentún (Spanish pronunciation: [(i)ʃtaβenˈtun]) is an anise liqueur made in Mexico's Yucatán region from anise seed and fermented honey produced by honey bees from the nectar of xtabentún flowers. Rum is then added to the anise and honey mixture.

  9. 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 are a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor.