liquorice
Alternative forms
* (North America) licorice
Noun
(countable) A leguminous plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra , from which a sweet black liquor is extracted and used as a confection or candy and in medicine.
(uncountable) A type of confection made from liquorice extract.
Synonyms
* (confection) sugarallie
Derived terms
* liquorice allsorts, licorice allsorts
* Indian liquorice, Indian licorice
* liquorice allsorts, licorice allsorts
* liquorice extract, licorice extract
* liquorice root, licorice root
* red liquorice, red licorice
See also
*
* sambuca
* Pontefract cake
* rosary pea
* allsorts
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has no English definition. It may be misspelled. 