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glycyrrhiza

glycyrrhiza noun: any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.

Noun

glycyrrhiza (plural glycyrrhizas)

  1. Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
    • As various foods and sweeteners are known to contain glycyrrhiza, which contains GL, a glycoside of GA, we regulated the meals of subjects during this study.2015 July 8, “Pharmacokinetics of Active Components of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine after a Single Oral Administration to Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized...

Forms of glycyrrhiza

pluralglycyrrhizas

Origin of glycyrrhiza

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root, licorice”). Doublet of licorice.

Words formed from glycyrrhiza

Questions about glycyrrhiza

What does glycyrrhiza mean?
Glycyrrhiza means any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
What part of speech is glycyrrhiza?
Glycyrrhiza is a noun.
What is the plural of glycyrrhiza?
The plural of glycyrrhiza is glycyrrhizas.

Words near glycyrrhiza in the dictionary

  1. glycylvaline
  2. glycymeridid
  3. glycymeridids
  4. glycyrrhetinic acid
  5. glycyrrhisoflavone
  6. glycyrrhiza
  7. glycyrrhizas
  8. glycyrrhizate
  9. glycyrrhizates
  10. glycyrrhizic
  11. glycyrrhizic acid

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