licorice
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ər 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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liquorice or (US and Canadian) licorice (ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ, ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods |
| 2. | the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery |
| 3. | a sweet having a liquorice flavour |
| [C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root] | |
| licorice or (US and Canadian) licorice | |
| —n | |
| [C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root] | |
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Word Origin & History
licorice
c.1200, 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" (see glucose) + 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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Bright, spicy cherries with a red licorice edge softened by lavender.
The bright licorice notes of the vegetable complement fish, mussels and shrimp so well.
Some licorice products don't contain extracts from the actual root and instead use anise to achieve a similar flavor.
Licorice, a common additive, becomes co-carcinogenic when burned.
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