LIQUORICE

Liquorice

Liquorice or licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a somewhat sweet flavor can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume that is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It is not botanically related to anise, star anise, or fennel, which are sources of similar flavouring compounds. The word 'liquorice'/'licorice' is derived, from the Greek γλυκύρριζα, meaning "sweet root", from γλυκύς, "sweet" + ῥίζα, "root", the name provided by Dioscorides.

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liquorice

Noun

  1. A leguminous plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet black liquor is extracted and used as a confection or candy and in medicine.
  2. A type of confection made from liquorice extract.


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