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black licorice

black licorice noun: the traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to red licorice which has a primary flavor such as strawberry or cinnamon.

black licorice: the traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to...
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Noun

black licorice (countable and uncountable, plural black licorices)

  1. The traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to red licorice which has a primary flavor such as strawberry or cinnamon.

Forms of black licorice

pluralblack licorices
alternative UKblack liquorice

Questions about black licorice

What does black licorice mean?
Black licorice means the traditional type of licorice candy which is primarily flavored with licorice, in contrast to red licorice which has a primary flavor such as strawberry or cinnamon.
What part of speech is black licorice?
Black licorice is a noun.
What is the plural of black licorice?
The plural of black licorice is black licorices.

Words near black licorice in the dictionary

  1. black letter day
  2. black letter days
  3. black letter law
  4. black letters
  5. black liberation
  6. black licorice
  7. black licorices
  8. black lie
  9. black lies
  10. black light
  11. black lights

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