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
   - licorice [N. Amer], Glycyrrhiza glabra 
2. A black candy flavoured with the dried root of the liquorice plant
   - licorice [N. Amer]

Derived forms: liquorices

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

Part of: genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza

Encyclopedia: Liquorice

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