liquoricenoun [ U ]
UK US licorice uk/ˈlɪk.ər.ɪs//ˈlɪk.ər.ɪʃ/us/ˈlɪk.ɚ.ɪʃ//ˈlɪk.ɚ.ɪs/the dried root of a Mediterranean plant, used in medicines and to give flavour to food, especially sweets
a black sweet made from liquorice
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Common plants
- African violet
- aloe
- aloe vera
- anise
- aspidistra
- cow parsley
- crabgrass
- deadly nightshade
- fenugreek
- fern
- pot plant
- prickly pear
- Queen Anne's lace
- rubber plant
- runner bean
- tuft
- turves
- Venus flytrap
- wheat
- yucca
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Flavours - sweet
Sweets