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liquorice
[ lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is ]
liquorice
/ -ərɪʃ; ˈlɪkərɪs /
noun
- a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods
- the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery
- a sweet having a liquorice flavour
Word History and Origins
Origin of liquorice1
Example Sentences
Icelanders, for example, have over two-dozen kinds of chocolate-covered liquorice, and the Japanese love their Cream Collon.
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.
Honey and a strong infusion of liquorice boiled to a proper consistence.
For internal use, an equal weight of liquorice root (sliced) is commonly added.
Hufeland recommends the addition of a little liquorice root.
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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