- liquorice
- SYN: glycyrrhiza.
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liquorice chiefly Brit var of LICORICE* * *
li·quor·ice (likґər-is) 1. Glycyrrhiza glabra. 2. licorice (def. 2).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
liquorice
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Liquorice — Liq uor*ice (l[i^]k [ e]r*[i^]s), n. See {Licorice}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liquorice — chiefly British alternative spelling of LICORICE (Cf. licorice) … Etymology dictionary
liquorice — is the BrE spelling, and licorice the AmE spelling, of the word denoting a black root extract used as a sweet … Modern English usage
liquorice — (US licorice) ► NOUN ▪ a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made from the juice of a root and used as a sweet and in medicine. ORIGIN Old French licoresse, from Greek glukurrhiza sweet root … English terms dictionary
liquorice — [lik′ə ris, lik′ərish] n. chiefly Brit. var. of LICORICE … English World dictionary
Liquorice — Taxobox name = Liquorice image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Galegeae genus = Glycyrrhiza species = G. glabra binomial =… … Wikipedia
Liquorice — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Liquorice peut faire référence à : un synonyme de la Glycyrrhizine, un édulcorant présent dans la réglisse ; liquorice, le nom anglais de la… … Wikipédia en Français
liquorice — noun /ˈlɪkəɹɪʃ/ a) A leguminous plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet black liquor is extracted and used as a confection and in medicine b) a type of confection made from liquorice extract. Syn … Wiktionary
liquorice — liq·uo·rice || lɪkÉ™rɪs , ʃ n. leguminous plant; root of the liquorice plant (used in medicine, liquors and candy); candy flavored with liquorice (also licorice) … English contemporary dictionary
liquorice — лакричник block liquorice juice сухой сок лакричника block liquorice сухой экстракт лакричника в виде блоков … English-Russian travelling dictionary
liquorice — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
