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单词	licorice
释义	licoricelic‧o‧rice /ˈlɪkərɪs, -rɪʃ/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINlicorice Origin: 1100-1200 Old French, Late Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek, from glykys ‘sweet’ + rhiza ‘root’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A canister of Red Vines licorice sticks, $ 5 at supermarkets. A penny bought three jaw breakers or two sticks of licorice. It has a warm, spicy, sweet fragrance with an overtone of licorice and cloves. Tarragon: Another strongly aromatic herb, tarragon has a hint of licorice and a subtle tang. the American spelling of liquorice
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