Licorice

n.	1.	(Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (Glycyrrhiza glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.
	2.	The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes. Licorice fern (Bot.) a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor. Licorice sugar (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin. Licorice weed (Bot.) the tropical plant Scapania dulcis. Mountain licorice (Bot.) a kind of clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock. Wild licorice a - (Bot.) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. b - Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circæzans and Galium lanceolatum). c - The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

Noun	1.	licorice - deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots Synonyms: Glycyrrhiza glabra, liquorice
	2.	licorice - a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant Synonyms: liquorice

genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza glabra, herb, herbaceous plant, licorice root, liquorice

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