liquorice

[ lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a variant of licorice.

liquorice

/ ˈlɪkərɪs; -ərɪʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquorice¹

C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root

Example Sentences

Icelanders, for example, have over two-dozen kinds of chocolate-covered liquorice, and the Japanese love their Cream Collon.

From The Daily Beast

One branch of the local export trade to which we may refer is that in liquorice, a plant that grows wild freely on the plain.

From Project Gutenberg

Honey and a strong infusion of liquorice boiled to a proper consistence.

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For internal use, an equal weight of liquorice root (sliced) is commonly added.

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Hufeland recommends the addition of a little liquorice root.

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Make a strong tea of everlasting—strain, and put to a quart of it two ounces of figs or raisins, two of liquorice, cut in bits.

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