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
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a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
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Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. {Glycerin}, {Glycyrrhiza}, {Wort}.] [Written also {liquorice}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Glycyrrhiza} ({Glycyrrhiza glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.
{Licorice fern} (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
{Licorice sugar}. (Chem.) See {Glycyrrhizin}.
{Licorice weed} (Bot.), the tropical plant {Scapania dulcis}.
{Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
{Wild licorice}. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers ({Galium circ[ae]zans} and {Galium lanceolatum}). (c) The leguminous climber {Abrus precatorius}, whose scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice ({Glycyrrhiza glabra}).
A 1972 (19 years in wood) was another bourbon wood spirit with an attractive nuttiness; the 1965 (25 years) was sherry again; the 1962 (29 years) was already woody but with a splendid combination of oloroso sherry, licorice and peat.
A Beatles licorice disc signed by Paul McCartney.
MacAndrews & Forbes interests range from cosmetics and jewelry to comic books and licorice extract.
A licorice factory, a pipe-organ works and a family-owned venture that stitches European flags are the city's most prominent industries.
That store grew into the huge factory on Chicago's West Side, where tons of chocolate, Starlight Mints, jelly candies and licorice items are produced each week.