Definition of Liquorice in English :

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Liquorice

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Noun

1. glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice, liquorice

deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

2. licorice, liquorice

a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

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Liquorice

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noun
1. 
a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods
2. 
the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery
3. 
a sweet having a liquorice flavour

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Liquorice

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noun
British
licorice

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Liquorice

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n.
Chiefly British
Variant of licorice.

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