Illicium Anisatum (Noun)
Meaning
Small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The shrubby branches and lovely spring leaves have increased local growers interest for native Taiwanese wild vegetation such as illicium anisatum.
- The scent produced by small seed pods not yet visible make this notable a misnomer since adult flowers of this illicium anisatum would be lacking in fragrance otherwise.
- Native plant enthusiasts sought higher elevation wild origins of nearly fragranceless illicium anisatum flowers.
- Not unlike those long discovered from less easily accessible China forests this illicium anisatum plant growth remains on either mountain side.
- During mountain excursions locals rediscovered under used local flora such as branches of various illicium anisatum bushes.