Medical Dictionary
Illicium
noun Il·lici·um \i-ˈlis(h)-ē-əm\
Medical Definition of ILLICIUM
: a small genus of evergreen trees of the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae) that have aromatic persistent leaves and yellow or purplish flowers and include one (I. verum) whose fruit is the source of star anise oil
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