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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   anise
       n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic
            seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a
            flavoring in cookery [syn: anise, anise plant,
            Pimpinella anisum]
       2: liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and
          liquors [syn: anise, aniseed, anise seed]