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LIC'ORICE, n. [L. glycyrrhiza; Gr. sweet, and root.]
A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the
root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in
demulcent compositions.
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.) | ||||||||