star aniseed vs Chinese anise

star aniseed and Chinese anise both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of star aniseed include star anise.

star aniseed (noun)	Chinese 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