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Definition of Licorice root
1. Noun. Root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines.
Definition of Licorice root
1. Noun. (American English) The root of the liquorice plant, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Licorice Root
Literary usage of Licorice root
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1887)
"I have had considerable experience in the manufacture of solutions of licorice
root for the purpose of supplying the manufacturers of tobacco with the ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1912)
"Ella Eriksson contributes an interesting and practical paper on the valuation of
licorice root and the commercial extracts prepared from it, ..."
3. American Druggist (1887)
"Robiquet (in 1809) obtained from the licorice root, starch, asparagin, ...
(Fluid Extract of licorice root.) Take of licorice root in moderately fine powder ..."
4. Report of the War Trade Board by United States War Trade Board (1920)
"As examples of such increases, tapioca, licorice root, and crude rubber have been
... licorice root.—licorice root was included in the second list of ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"The best results were obtained with licorice root and ... standing at the head—while
pills made with soap and licorice root (5) compare very favorably with ..."
6. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"WOE The constituents of licorice root and of licorice extract. II. ... H.
summarizes results of recent extns. of licorice root with ether, 99% ale., ..."
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