Definition of Licorice

Noun: licorice  li-ku-ris or li-ku-rish
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: liquorice)

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
   - liquorice [Brit, Cdn], Glycyrrhiza glabra
    
2. A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
   - liquorice [Brit, Cdn]

See also:
lickspittles
licorices

Anagrams containing the word licorice

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