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liquorice root

liquorice root is the alternative spelling 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)

See all 13 meanings of licorice root

Forms of liquorice root

pluralliquorice roots

Questions about liquorice root

What is liquorice root the alternative spelling of?
Liquorice root is the alternative spelling of licorice root.

Words near liquorice root in the dictionary

  1. liquorice
  2. liquorice allsort
  3. liquorice allsorts
  4. liquorice extract
  5. liquorice extracts
  6. liquorice root
  7. liquorice roots
  8. liquorice stick
  9. liquorice sticks
  10. liquorice wheel
  11. liquorice wheels

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