licorice
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Definition of licorice
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, usually)A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
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noun
- (countable, usually)A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
- (uncountable, usually)A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
- (countable, uncountable, usually)A black color, named after the licorice.
- (uncountable, usually)A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
- (uncountable, usually)A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.
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Etymology
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.
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