Translations:Illicium verum/3/en

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Etymology and nomenclature

Star anise
Chinese八角
Literal meaning"eight-horns"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinbājiǎo
IPA[pá.tɕjàʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbaat-gok
IPA[pat̚˧ kɔk̚˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJpeh-kak

Illicium comes from the Latin illicio meaning "entice" or "seduce".

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