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liquorice
[ lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is ]
/ ˈlɪk ə rɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ər ɪs /
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noun Chiefly British.
a variant of licorice.
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Words nearby liquorice
liquid storax, liquidus, liquid x, liquify, liquor, liquorice, liquorice allsorts, liquorish, liquor store, liquor up, lira
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British Dictionary definitions for liquorice
liquorice
US and Canadian licorice
/ (ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ) /
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 Origin for 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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