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 Je·quir·i·ty n., or Je·quir·i·ty bean.  Bot. The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; -- called also jumble bead.
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 Lic·o·rice n.  [Written also liquorice.]
 1. Bot. A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (Glycyrrhiza glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.
 2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.
 Licorice fern Bot., a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
 Licorice sugar. Chem. See Glycyrrhizin.
 Licorice weed Bot., the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
 Mountain licorice Bot., a kind of clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
 Wild licorice. Bot. (a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circæzans and Galium lanceolatum). (c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
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 Vetch n.  Bot. Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is Vicia sativa.
 Note: ☞ The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria); the milk vetch, of the genus Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice (Abrus precatorius).
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