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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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 Glyc·yr·rhi·za n.
 1. Bot. A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.
 2. Med. The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc.
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 Glycyrrhiza glabra
      n : 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 [syn: licorice, liquorice]