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Feb 13, 2012
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an•i•seed



Pronunciation: (an'u-sēd", an'is-sēd"), [key]
—n.
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (an'ise oil", an'iseed oil", oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.

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anise camphoraniseikonia
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