American licorice

American licorice
noun
North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Glycyrrhiza, ↑genus Glycyrrhiza

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A

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