Licorice
Definition of Licorice
Lic´o`rice
Pronunciation:
lĭk´ô`rĭs
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
plant
of
the
genus
Glycyrrhiza
(
Glycyrrhiza
glabra
),
the
root
of
which
abounds
with
a
sweet
juice
,
and
is
much
used
in
demulcent
compositions
.
2.
The
inspissated
juice
of
licorice
root
,
used
as
a
confection
and
for
medicinal
purposes
.
Licorice fern
(Bot.)
a
name
of
several
kinds
of
polypody
which
have
rootstocks
of
a
sweetish
flavor
.
Licorice sugar
(Chem.)
See
Glycyrrhizin
.
Licorice weed
(Bot.)
the
tropical
plant
Scapania
dulcis
.
Mountain licorice
(Bot.)
a
kind
of
clover
(
Trifolium
alpinum
),
found
in
the
Alps
.
It
has
large
purplish
flowers
and
a
sweetish
perennial
rootstock
.
Wild licorice
a
-
(Bot.)
The
North
American
perennial
herb
Glycyrrhiza
lepidota
.
b
-
Certain
broad-leaved
cleavers
(
Galium
circæzans
and
Galium
lanceolatum
).
c
-
The
leguminous
climber
Abrus
precatorius
,
whose
scarlet
and
black
seeds
are
called
black-eyed
Susans
.
Its
roots
are
used
as
a
substitute
for
those
of
true
licorice
(
Glycyrrhiza
glabra
).
Related Words
genus
Glycyrrhiza
,
Glycyrrhiza
,
Glycyrrhiza
glabra
,
herb
,
herbaceous
plant
,
licorice
root
,
liquorice
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