Origin: 1100-1200 Old French Late Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek, from glykys sweet + rhiza root
1 a type of strong-tasting black candy2a strong-tasting sweet black substance from the root of a plant, used in candy and medicine [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Late Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek, from glykys sweet + rhiza root]