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licorice
/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/
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What does licorice mean?
noun
- A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
- A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
- A black color, named after the licorice.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
- A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/
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I have for some time been seeking far some information as to the method of preparation for market and sale of licorice roots.
Capsicum or red pepper, licorice (the imports of which have all been in the hands of one person), camphor, belladonna, henbane, and stramonium are possible fields for culture; but they are all experiments.
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As I left the room the diminutive Scotch individual was describing to the old simpleton, who on the ground of the other’s being a “member,” was listening to him with extreme attention, how he was labouring under an access of bile owing to his having left his licorice somewhere or other.