Licorice Definition
lĭkər-ĭsh, lĭkrĭsh, -ər-ĭs
noun
A European perennial plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) of the pea family, with spikes of blue flowers and short, flat pods.
Webster's New World
The dried root of this plant or the black extract made from it, used in medicine, esp. as a vehicle and a diluting agent, or as a flavoring.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar plants.
American Heritage
Candy flavored with this extract or otherwise made to resemble it in taste.
Webster's New World
A chewy confection made from sugar and corn syrup with the addition of various flavorings, often manufactured in long flexible tubes.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Licorice
Noun
Singular:
licorice
Plural:
licoricesOrigin of Licorice
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Middle English licoris 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 wrād- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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