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liquorice

American  
[lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is] / ˈlɪk ə rɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ər ɪs /

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. a variant of licorice.

liquorice British  
/ -ərɪʃ, ˈlɪkərɪs /

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

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Etymology

Origin of liquorice

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

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