单词 | licorice |
释义 | lic·o·rice ![]() n. 1. a. A Mediterranean perennial plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) of the pea family, having blue flowers, pinnately compound leaves, and a sweet, distinctively flavored root. b. The root of this plant, used as a flavoring in candy, liqueurs, tobacco, and medicines. c. Any of various similar plants. 2. a. A confection made from or flavored with the licorice root. b. A chewy confection made from sugar and corn syrup with the addition of various flavorings, often manufactured in long flexible tubes. [Middle English licoris, from Old French, from Late Latin liquirītia, alteration (influenced by Latin liquēre, to flow) of Latin glycyrrhiza, root of licorice, from Greek glukurrhiza : glukus, sweet + rhiza, root; see wrād- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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