licorice
Americannoun
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a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
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the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc.
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a candy flavored with licorice root.
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any of various related or similar plants.
noun
Etymology
Origin of licorice
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English lycorys, from Anglo-French, from unattested Vulgar Latin liquiritia for Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek glykýrrhiza “sweetroot (plant),” equivalent to glyký(s) “sweet” + rhíza “root”; root 1, -ia
Example Sentences
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Their first conversation is during a different funeral, where she offers him a rope of black licorice.
From Salon
Danny’s hair was thick and wavy like ropes of black licorice.
From Literature
There were all kinds: Hershey bars, gumdrops, chewing gum, licorice.
From Literature
I peeked at Aunt Kitty to see if she was preparing to holler at me, but I saw her slip licorice from a silver tin and pop it into her mouth.
From Literature
Watching the licorice sequence now reminds Bird of what incredible fun it was to do the show.
From Los Angeles Times
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