Meaning & use
anise
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A plant whose seeds have a sweet, licorice-like flavor, used as a spice and in flavoring drinks and candy.
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The cookies were flavored with a touch of anise.
Anise seeds give the liqueur its distinctive licorice taste.
A note on using this word
Anise is often confused with star anise, a different plant that produces a similarly flavored spice from a star-shaped pod.
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