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anise plant

anise plant

6.3
A plant that makes small aromatic seeds used to flavor food, tea and medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈænɪs plænt/
translation icon : planta de anís
  • The anise plant has a sweet, licorice-like flavor.

Examples

  • You can grow your own anise plant in a sunny spot in the garden.

  • The tea was flavored with the seeds of the anise plant.

  • The anise plant thrives in warm climates and produces flavorful seeds.

  • Have you ever used the anise plant in cooking?

  • The tea was flavored with the seeds of the anise plant.

  • The anise plant thrives in warm climates and produces flavorful seeds.

  • Have you ever used the anise plant in cooking?

Synonyms

anise
vsanise plant
9 6.3

A plant whose seeds add a sweet licorice taste to food and drinks and are sometimes used in medicine

focuses more on Mediterranean cultivation and aromatic seed use rather than taste
Pimpinella anisum
vsanise plant
  • Specialized
8.6

An herb grown for sweet seeds and oil used in food and medicine

is the general name emphasizing Mediterranean cultivation for seeds used as flavoring and medicine

Surface Forms

anise plant singular
anise plants plural

Morphology

anise + plant

The phrase denotes a plant that produces or is associated with anise, so its meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'anise' + 'plant'. This simple noun–noun combination follows common cross‑linguistic patterns (e.g. 'planta de anís', 'plante d'anis') and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Anise plant gets its name from the spice it makes: the word points to the anise herb and its plant form, known for small seeds with a sweet, licorice-like smell. So today anise plant simply means the plant people grow for those aromatic seeds used to flavor food and for medicine.