ILLICIUM ANISATUM
\ɪlˈɪsi͡əm ˌanɪsˈɑːtəm], \ɪlˈɪsiəm ˌanɪsˈɑːtəm], \ɪ_l_ˈɪ_s_iə_m ˌa_n_ɪ_s_ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
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A plant genus of the family Illiciaceae, order Illiciales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have evergreen, aromatic leaves and bisexual flowers. The female portion of the flower consists of 7 to 15 carpels.
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Yellow-flowered Anise. Polyandria Polygynia. The seeds are used like the aniseed. The same tree is supposed to furnish the aromatic bark, called Cortex Ani'si Stella'ti, Cortex Lavola. Illicium Anisatum is said to furnish much of the so called Oil of Anise, used in the United States.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).