Iri anise yana nufin ƙananan nau'in nau'in oval, da launin ruwan toka mai launin ruwan kasa na shuka anise (Pimpinella anisum), wanda asalinsa ne a yankin gabashin Bahar Rum da kudu maso yammacin Asiya. An san iri anise don ɗanɗano mai ƙarfi kamar licorice kuma ana amfani dashi azaman kayan yaji a dafa abinci, yin burodi, da shayi na ganye. Ana kuma amfani da ita wajen samar da wasu abubuwan sha, kamar su ouzo, raki, da absinthe. An san irir anise da kayan magani kuma ana amfani da ita a al'ada don taimakawa narkewa, kawar da tari da ciwon makogwaro, da kuma magance wasu cututtuka.