lic|o|rice

lic|o|rice
lic|o|rice «LIHK uhr ihs, LIHK rihs; -uhr ihsh, -rihsh», noun.
1. a sweet-tasting substance obtained from the roots of a European and Asiatic plant, used as a flavoring in medicine, tobacco, soft drinks, and candy.
2. candy flavored with this substance: »

Licorice is a favorite candy at movie theaters.

3. the plant that yields this substance. It is a perennial plant that belongs to the pea family. Licorice has pinnate leaves and bluish pealike flowers in spikes.
4. its root.
5. any one of various plants whose roots resemble or are used as substitutes for licorice. Also, liquorice, liquorish.
╂[< Anglo-French lycorys < Late Latin liquirītia < Latin glycyrrhīza < Greek glykyrrhā < glykýs sweet + rhā root]

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