'Badian' definitions:

Definition of 'Badian'

From: GCIDE

Badian \Ba"di*an\, n. [F. badiane, fr. Per. b[=a]di[=a]n anise.] (Bot.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family ({Illicium anisatum}), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise. [1913 Webster]