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anise

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Noun

liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

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Synonyms:
aniseed anise seed anise plant Pimpinella anisum

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