LIQUORICE


Meaning of LIQUORICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlɪkərɪs ]

n. (also licorice) 1 a black root extract used as a sweet and in medicine. 2 the leguminous plant Glycyrrhiza glabra from which it is obtained. [ME f. AF lycorys, OF licoresse f. LL liquiritia f. Gk glukurrhiza f. glukus sweet + rhiza root]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.