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licorice roots

licorice roots is the plural of licorice root.

Meaning of licorice root

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)

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Questions about licorice roots

What is licorice roots the plural of?
Licorice roots is the plural of licorice root.

Words near licorice roots in the dictionary

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

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