| 单词 | licorice |
| 释义 | licorice /lik"euhr ish, lik"rish, lik"euh ris/, n. 1. a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family. 2. the sweet-tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc. 3. a candy flavored with licorice root. 4. any of various related or similar plants. Also, liquorice. [1175-1225; ME lycorys < AF < VL *liquiritia for L glycyrrhiza < Gk glykýrriza sweetroot (plant), equiv. to glyký(s) sweet + rhíza ROOT1; see -IA] |
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