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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lic•o•rice /ˈlɪkərɪʃ, ˈlɪkrɪʃ, ˈlɪkərɪs/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a plant of the legume family.
- [uncountable] the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant, or an extract made from it, used in medicine, candy, cooking, etc.
- a candy flavored with licorice root: [uncountable]eating licorice.[countable]A licorice cost only two cents back then.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lic•o•rice (lik′ər ish, lik′rish, lik′ə ris),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc.
- a candy flavored with licorice root.
- Plant Biologyany of various related or similar plants.
Also, liquorice. - Greek glykýrriza sweetroot (plant), equivalent. to glyký(s) sweet + rhíza root1; see -ia
- Vulgar Latin *liquiritia for Latin glycyrrhiza
- Anglo-French
- Middle English lycorys 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: licorice /ˈlɪkərɪs/ n - the usual US and Canadian spelling of liquorice
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