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liquorice
(encz) | liquorice,lékořice n: Zdeněk Brož |
liquorice
(gcide) | Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza ({Glycyrrhiza
glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,
and is much used in demulcent compositions.
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2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
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Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza
lepidota}.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and Galium lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed
Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
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Liquorice
(gcide) | Liquorice \Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n.
See Licorice.
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liquorice
(wn) | liquorice
n 1: 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 [syn: licorice, liquorice,
Glycyrrhiza glabra]
2: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice
plant [syn: licorice, liquorice] |
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wild liquorice
(encz) | wild liquorice, n: |
Liquorice
(gcide) | Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza ({Glycyrrhiza
glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,
and is much used in demulcent compositions.
[1913 Webster]
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
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Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza
lepidota}.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and Galium lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed
Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
[1913 Webster]Liquorice \Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n.
See Licorice.
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american liquorice
(wn) | American liquorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: wild licorice, {wild
liquorice}, American licorice, American liquorice,
Glycyrrhiza lepidota] |
wild liquorice
(wn) | wild liquorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a
root with similar properties [syn: wild licorice, {wild
liquorice}, American licorice, American liquorice,
Glycyrrhiza lepidota]
2: European perennial [syn: wild licorice, wild liquorice,
Astragalus glycyphyllos] |
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