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Meaning of star anise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The star-shaped seed used as a spice.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans steranys
العربية باديان ليسوم حقيقي ينسون نجمي
བོད་སྐད ལི་ཤི་མཚོན་འཁོར
Català badiana
Deutsch Sternanis
Ελληνικά αστεροειδής γλυκάνισος
Esperanto stelanizo
Español anís estrella anís estrellado badián badiana
فارسی بادیان
Suomi tähtianis
Français anis étoilé badiane chinoise étoile d'anis
हिन्दी चक्र फूल
Bahasa Indonesia bunga lawang pekak
Italiano anice stellato
日本語 スターアニス 八角 八角茴香 唐樒 大茴香
한국어 스타아니스 팔각
മലയാളം തക്കോലം
मराठी चक्रफूल
Bahasa Melayu bunga lawang
မြန်မာဘာသာ နာနတ်ပွင့်
Nederlands steranijs
Polski anyż gwiazdkowy anyż gwiaździsty badian badian właściwy badianek
Português anis-estrelado estrela-de-anis
Română badian
Русский звёздчатый ани́с
Svenska stjärnanis
ไทย โป๊ยกั้ก
Tagalog sangke
Tiếng Việt đại hội hỏi

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

star aniseed star apple star attraction star base star begonia star billing

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