Noun | 1. wild liquorice - North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar propertiesAmerican licorice, American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, wild licoriceherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza - sticky perennial Eurasian herbs | | 2. wild liquorice - European perennial Astragalus glycyphyllos, wild licoricemilk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |