Star anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest China. The star-shaped fruits are picked just before ripening and dried before use.They contain the same essential oil as the botanically unrelated Spanish anise seed, which gives the two a nearly identical flavor-strong, sweet, and licoricey.tar anise is the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest China. The star-shaped fruits are picked just before ripening and dried before use.
The other possible dysorders suggested by some as being the disease process that caused George Washingtonâs death were acute diphtheria (laryngeal diphtheria), quinsy, acute laryngitis, and Ludwigâs angina.
December 23, 1783 George Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the senate chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, where the Continental Congress was meeting on December 23, 1783.External Web Sites. George Washington's Resignation, Maryland State Archives.eorge Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the senate chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, where the Continental Congress was meeting on December 23, 1783. External Web Sites. George Washington's Resignation, Maryland State Archives.