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Definition of Liquorice

1. Noun. Deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots.

2. Noun. A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant.

Definition of Liquorice

1. n. See Licorice.

Definition of Liquorice

1. Noun. A leguminous plant, ''Glycyrrhiza glabra'', from which a sweet black liquor is extracted and used as a confection and in medicine ¹

2. Noun. a type of confection made from liquorice extract. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Liquorice

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Liquorice

1. 1. A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. Glabra), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste. 2. The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc. Origin: L, fr. Gr.; sweet + root. Cf. Licorice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liquorice

liquifilm liquify liquifying liquor liquor amnii liquor cerebrospinalis liquor cotunnii liquor entericus liquor folliculi liquor licence

liquor license liquor store liquor stores liquor up liquored liquorice (current term) liquorice allsorts liquorices liquoricey liquoring

liquorish liquorless liquorous liquorrhoea liquors liquour liquours lira liraglutide liras

Literary usage of Liquorice

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"When 3 years old it is dug, and when cleansed and dried is ready for the market, in which state it is known as stick liquorice ; or it is at once cut up and ..."

2. Materia Medica: For the Use of Students by John Barclay Biddle (1874)
"A decoction of liquorice root (a troy- ounce boiled for a few minutes in water Oj), is a useful demulcent in dysenteric, catarrhal, and nephritic affections ..."

3. Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or by Ferdinand Jacob H. Mueller (1880)
"From the root of this herb at least a portion of the Italian liquorice is prepared. ... The Russian liquorice root is derived from this species. ..."

4. Adulterations Detected; Or, Plain Instructions for the Discovery of Frauds by Arthur Hill Hassall (1857)
"liquorice is an article largely consumed, and furnishes an illustration of a ... Stick liquorice consists of the underground stem or rhizome of a plant ..."

5. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"Common liquorice (G. glabra) is a native of the south of Europe; ... liquorice requires three years to perfect its growth, when the roots are taken up about ..."

6. The Chemical Works of Caspar Neumann .. by Caspar Neumann, William Lewis (1773)
"It has been faid that liquorice is ... through the inner yellow part: The peeling of liquorice is therefore entirely ... The extract of liquorice is a ..."

7. The Jurist by Great Britain Courts (1865)
"The plaintiffs were manufacturers of liquorice, and having made in this country a new ... IT Forbes, the plaintiffs in the suit, were manu of liquorice, ..."

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