/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of star anise Find synonyms for: Noun1. star anise, Chinese anise, Illicium verum, anise treeusage: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative2. star anise, Illicium anisatum, anise treeusage: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant3. Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed, spiceusage: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicineWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: illegible Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language