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licorice root

licorice root noun: the root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted.

Noun

licorice root (countable and uncountable, plural licorice roots)

  1. (US) The root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted.
  2. Glycyrrhiza, especially Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice)
  3. Ligusticum grayi (Gray's licorice root)
  4. Ligusticum apiifolium (celery-leaf licorice root)
  5. Ligusticum californicum (California licorice root)
  6. Ligusticum canadense (Canadian licorice root)
  7. Ligusticum canbyi (Canby's licorice root)
  8. Ligusticum filicinum (fernleaf licorice root)
  9. Ligusticum calderi (Calder's licorice root)
  10. Ligusticum porteri (Porter's licorice root)
  11. Ligusticum tenuifolium (Idaho licorice root)
  12. Ligusticum verticillatum (northern licorice root
  13. Osmorhiza longistylis (aniseroot)

licorice root meaning in Punjabi

licorice root in Punjabi

licorice root
ਮਲੱਠੀ malaṭṭhī

Forms of licorice root

plurallicorice roots
alternative formliquorice root

Questions about licorice root

What does licorice root mean?
Licorice root means the root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted.
What is licorice root in Punjabi?
Licorice root in Punjabi is ਮਲੱਠੀ (malaṭṭhī). See Licorice root meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is licorice root?
Licorice root is a noun.
What is the plural of licorice root?
The plural of licorice root is licorice roots.

Words near licorice root in the dictionary

  1. licorice milkvetch
  2. licorice mint
  3. licorice mints
  4. licorice pizza
  5. licorice pizzas
  6. licorice root
  7. licorice roots
  8. licorice stick
  9. licorice sticks
  10. licorice wheel
  11. licorice wheels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: licorice root (page history and authors); ਮਲੱਠੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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