liquorice

noun

See licorice.

noun

See licorice.

noun

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

noun

a type of confection made from liquorice extract.

noun

a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

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