Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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star anise | Yes | No | No | No |
spice | Yes | No | Yes | No |
star anise (noun) | spice (noun) |
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anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative | any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food |
small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant | aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative |
star anise (verb) | spice (verb) |
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make more interesting or flavorful | |
add herbs or spices to |