liquorice meaning

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liquorice (noun): 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.

liquorice has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

liquorice as a noun

  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

    Synonyms: licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra

    Type of: herb

  2. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

    Synonyms: licorice

    Type of: candy

Word lists: words starting with LI · words ending in CE · 9-letter words

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