Chinese anise vs star anise

Chinese anise and star anise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Chinese anise	Yes	No	No	No
star anise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Chinese anise and star anise are synonyms defined as:

Chinese anise and star anise: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine

Other synonyms of Chinese anise include star aniseed.

As nouns, Chinese anise and star anise are synonyms defined as:

Chinese anise and star anise: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative

Other synonyms of Chinese anise include Illicium verum.

Chinese anise (noun)	star anise (noun)
anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine	anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative	small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
	small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant