licorice
li·co·rice
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
Origin
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.
Phrases
- black licorice
- deglycyrrhizinated licorice
- Indian licorice
- licorice allsorts
- licorice extract
- licorice milkvetch
- licorice mint
- licorice pizza
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