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lic·o·rice
Audio Help [lik-er-ish, lik-rish, lik-uh-ris] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [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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licorice
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| lic·o·rice
Audio Help (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
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 |
| 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 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Main Entry: lic·o·rice
Variant: or chiefly British li·quo·rice /'lik(-&)-rish, -r&s/
Function: noun
1
: a European leguminous plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra) with pinnate leaves and spikes of blue flowers
2 a : GLYCYRRHIZA 2 b : an extract of glycyrrhiza commonly prepared in the form of a gummy or rubbery paste
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Licorice
Glyc"er*in\, Glycerine \Glyc"er*ine\, n. [F. glyc['e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf. Glucose, Licorice.] (Chem.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin. Note: It is obtained from fats by saponification, or, on a large scale, by the action of superheated steam. It is used as an ointment, as a solvent and vehicle for medicines, and as an adulterant in wine, beer, etc.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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