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Definition of Genus illicium
1. Noun. Anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Magnoliaceae, Magnolia Family, Magnoliaceae
Member holonyms: Anise Tree, Illicium Floridanum, Purple Anise, Illicium Anisatum, Star Anise, Chinese Anise, Illicium Verum, Star Anise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Illicium
Literary usage of Genus illicium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1901)
"Considerable interest attaches to the genus Illicium, because of the great
commercial importance of the volatile oil which is obtained from the fruit of ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1892)
"Med., i, p. 146 (1778) fide B. & T. ILLICIUM.—From Illicium anisatum, L., Sp.
PI., ed. 2, p. 664 (1762)-;. The genus Illicium appears in the Gen. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1901)
"Considerable interest attaches to the genus Illicium, because of the great
commercial importance of the volatile oil which is obtained from the fruit of ..."
4. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... eg species of the Star-Anise genus (Illicium anisatum and religiosum), and of
the fungal genus Lactarius (Lactarius deliciosus and torminosus). ..."
5. Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the by John Charles Sawer (1894)
"There are several species of the genus Illicium to which /. verum is more nearly
allied than to ..."
6. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1824)
"... as a native of Sweden, . has left a curious memorial of his national taste in
this respect, by naming this genus, Illicium, signifying an " allurement" ..."
7. Journal of Materia Medica (1860)
"... includes another genus, illicium, well deserving our attention as a medicinal
plant, and ranking among our most palatable indigenous stimulant tonics. ..."