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Noun: liquorice root
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: licorice root)
  1. Root of liquorice used in flavouring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
    "The herbalist used liquorice root to create a soothing throat remedy";
    - licorice root [N. Amer]

Derived forms: liquorice roots

Type of: root

Part of: Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice [N. Amer], liquorice [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Liquorice root