licorice

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

/ ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ə rɪs /

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.

Words nearby licorice

lickerish, lickety-split, licking, licking river, lickspittle, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, liddel hart

Also liquorice.

Origin of licorice

1175–1225; Middle English lycorys < Anglo-French < Vulgar Latin *liquiritia for Latin glycyrrhiza < Greek glykýrriza sweetroot (plant), equivalent to glyký(s) sweet + rhíza root¹; see -ia

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Examples from the Web for licorice

Hypoglycemia or Low Blood Sugar - Make a tea from hot water and licorice powder which you drink twice daily.
Use These 15 Home Remedies Based On Ayurveda To Cure Menstrual Cramps, Hangovers, and Indigestion|Ari Meisel|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two bottles of stout supplied the necessary lubrication, and there was frequent recourse to a box of licorice pastilles.
Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole|Malcolm Jones|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not everybody likes licorice, but people who like licorice really like licorice.
Is Fringe the New Lost?|Jace Lacob|March 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Breakfast was half over when Licorice inquired of her daughter whom she had seen at Bury Castle.
Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt

About the nastiest of all candies are the licorice and the chocolate conglomerations.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
Many times she had tried hard to scold herself into more love for Licorice, and had found the process a sheer impossibility.
Earl Hubert's Daughter|Emily Sarah Holt
This was Licorice Stick whose home was nowhere in particular, whose profession was everything and chiefly nothing.
Pee-wee Harris|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The leaves may be used pure or flavored with different substances, as licorice, syrup and molasses.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for licorice

licorice

/ (ˈlɪkərɪs) /

noun

the usual US and Canadian spelling of liquorice

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licorice

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British Dictionary definitions for licorice

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