licorice
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lic·o·rice 
[lik-er-ish, lik-rish, lik-uh-ris] Pronunciation Key
[lik-er-ish, lik-rish, lik-uh-ris] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family. |
| 2. | the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc. |
| 3. | a candy flavored with licorice root. |
| 4. | any of various related or similar plants. |
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| lic·o·rice
(lĭk'ər-ĭs, -ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin liquirītia, alteration (influenced by Latin liquēre, to flow) of Latin glycyrrhiza, root of licorice, from Greek glukurrhiza : glukus, sweet + rhiza, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] |
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licorice
licorice
c.1205, from Anglo-Fr. lycoryc, from O.Fr. licorece, from L.L. liquiritia, alteration of L. glychyrrhiza, from Gk. glykyrrhiza, lit. "sweet root," from glykys "sweet" + rhiza "root;" form influenced in L. by liquere "become fluid," associated by the method of extracting the sweet stuff from the root. Fr. réglisse, It. regolizia are the same word, with metathesis of -l- and -r-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| licorice | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Licorice
Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also liquorice.]1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. 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. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans and G. 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).
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