PURPLE ANISE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States

Synonyms:

Illicium floridanum; purple anise

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("purple anise" is a kind of...):

anise tree (any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)

Holonyms ("purple anise" is a member of...):

genus Illicium; Illicium (anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves)

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