Definition of Licorece
Lic"o*rice (l&ibreve;k"&osl;*r&ibreve;s),
n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L.
liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr.
glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za
root. Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.]
[Written also liquorice.] 1. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the
root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in
demulcent compositions.
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root,
used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.
Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of
several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish
flavor. -- Licorice sugar. (Chem.)
See Glycyrrhizin. -- Licorice weed
(Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis. --
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of
clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large
purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock. --
Wild licorice. (Bot.) (a)
The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza
lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved
cleavers (Galium circæzans and G.
lanceolatum). (c) The leguminous climber
Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called
black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for
those of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota).
- A type of candy made from licorice extract.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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