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Meaning of LIQUORICE

Pronunciation:  'likuris

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
  2. [n]  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
 
 Synonyms: Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice, licorice
 
 See Also: candy, genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza, herb, herbaceous plant, licorice root

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n.
See {Licorice}.
 

 

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