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lic·o·rice

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.

Also, liquorice.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME lycorys < AF < VL *liquiritia for L glycyrrhiza < Gk glykýrriza sweetroot (plant), equiv. to glyký(s) sweet + rhíza root¹; see -ia

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lic·o·rice Audio Help (lĭk'ər-ĭs, -ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A Mediterranean perennial plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) having blue flowers, pinnately compound leaves, and a sweet, distinctively flavored root.
2. The root of this plant, used as a flavoring in candy, liqueurs, tobacco, and medicines.
3. A confection made from or flavored with the licorice root.
Any of various similar plants.

[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-.

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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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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

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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.

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