1. 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
   - liquorice [Brit, Cdn], Glycyrrhiza glabra 
2. A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
   - liquorice [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: licorices

Type of: candy, confect, herb, herbaceous plant, lolly [Austral, NZ], sweet [Brit]

Part of: genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza

Encyclopedia: Licorice

• Swietinia
• Swietinia macrophylla
• Swietinia mahogani
• swift
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• swiftlet
• swiftly
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• swig
• swill
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• swiller
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• swim
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• swim meet
• swimmer
• swimmer's itch
• swimmeret
• swimmers
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• swimming bath
• swimming cap
• swimming costume
• swimming crab