LIQUORICE

licorice, liquorice

(noun) a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra

(noun) deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

liquorice (countable and uncountable, plural liquorices)

United Kingdom and Ireland standard spelling of licorice.

Source: Wiktionary


Liq"uor*ice, n.

Definition: See Licorice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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