单词 | liquorice |
释义 | Word Frequency liquorice or US and Canadian licorice (ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ) noun 1. a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods 2. the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery 3. a sweet having a liquorice flavour Word origin C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root |
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