Noun anise has 2 senses
  1. anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum - native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
    --1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
    --1 is a member of Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella
    --1 has parts: anise, aniseed
  2. anise, aniseed - liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles
    --2 is a kind of flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
    --2 is a part of anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum
    --2 is a substance of
     anise cookie; absinth, absinthe; anisette, anisette de Bordeaux; ouzo; pastis; Pernod
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