licorice

[ lik-er-ish, lik-rish, lik-uh-ris ]

/ ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ə rɪs /

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noun

a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.

the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc.

a candy flavored with licorice root.

any of various related or similar plants.

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Also especially British, liq·uo·rice .

Origin of licorice

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English lycorys, from Anglo-French, from unattested Vulgar Latin liquiritia for Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek glykýrriza “sweetroot (plant),” equivalent to glyký(s) “sweet” + rhíza “root”; see root¹, -ia

Words nearby licorice

lick one's chops, lick one's wounds, lick someone's boots, lickspittle, lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, Liddel Hart

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Hypoglycemia or Low Blood Sugar - Make a tea from hot water and licorice powder which you drink twice daily.
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Two bottles of stout supplied the necessary lubrication, and there was frequent recourse to a box of licorice pastilles.
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Not everybody likes licorice, but people who like licorice really like licorice.
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Cooked or raw, the mild licorice flavor of fennel is amazing matched with citrus fruit.
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With the addition of licorice-flavored Pernod, this dish has a uniquely sophisticated flavor.
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Little girls hurried across the street, and the jar of licorice was exhausted.
Emmy Lou|George Madden Martin
For that matter, if they 107came right over, he would take back the tissue-paper and substitute licorice sticks.
Emmy Lou|George Madden Martin
In the Italian province of Calabria licorice is planted with peas and corn.
Birds and all Nature Vol VII, No. 2, February 1900|Various
As to the exact habitat of licorice there is some difference of opinion.
Birds and all Nature Vol VII, No. 2, February 1900|Various
About the nastiest of all candies are the licorice and the chocolate conglomerations.
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British Dictionary definitions for licorice

licorice

/ (ˈlɪkərɪs) /

noun

the usual US and Canadian spelling of liquorice

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