Licorice

Alternative forms

 * liquorice

Noun

 * 1) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
 * 2) A type of candy   made from that plant's dried root or its extract.

Related terms

 * crab’s eye
 * sambuca
 * Pontefract cake
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