Licorice /(lĭk"ō̇*rĭs)/

Lic·o·rice

Licorice

n.
  1. A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (Glycyrrhiza glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions. (Bot.)
  2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.

Phrases & Compounds
Licorice fern
a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar
See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed
the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice
a kind of clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice
The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota.