| NOUN | plant | licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra | deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves |
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| food | licorice, liquorice | a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant |
| Sounds | lih'kerihsh | |
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| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra | |
| Member of | Glycyrrhiza, genus Glycyrrhiza | sticky perennial Eurasian herbs |
| Parts | licorice root | root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | glycyrrhiza glabra, regaliz | |
| Catalan | glycyrrhiza glabra, pega dolça, regalèssia | |
| Meaning | A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant. | |
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| Synonym | liquorice | |
| Broader | candy, confect | A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
| Spanish | alcazuz, orozuz, regaliz | |
| Catalan | pega dolça, regalèssia | |
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