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liq·uo·rice

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–noun

licorice.

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li·quo·rice Audio Help (lĭk'ər-ĭs, -ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
n. Chiefly British
Variant of licorice.

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liquorice
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 [syn: licorice]
2.	a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant [syn: licorice]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
liquorice [ˈlikəris, (American) -riʃ] noun

a plant with a sweet root, or a black, sticky type of sweet made from it

Arabic:	عِرْق السّوس
Chinese (Simplified):	甘草
Chinese (Traditional):	甘草
Czech:	lékořice
Danish:	lakrids
Dutch:	zoethout, drop
Estonian:	lagrits
Finnish:	lakritsi
French:	réglisse
German:	die Lakrize
Greek:	γλυκόριζα
Icelandic:	lakkrís
Indonesian:	gula-gula hitam
Italian:	liquirizia

Japanese:	かんぞう
Latvian:	lakrica
Lithuanian:	saldymedis
Norwegian:	lakris
Polish:	lukrecja
Portuguese (Brazil):	alcaçuz
Portuguese (Portugal):	alcaçuz
Romanian:	lemn dulce
Russian:	лакричник; лакричные конфеты
Slovak:	sladké drievko
Slovenian:	sladki koren
Spanish:	regaliz
Swedish:	lakritsrot, lakrits
Turkish:	meyan kökü

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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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Main Entry: liquorice
chiefly British variant of LICORICE

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liquorice

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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Liquorice

Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n. See Licorice.

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