• (n.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
Ba'di·an noun [ French badiane , from Persian bādiān anise.] (Botany) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family ( Illicium anisatum ), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.