liq ‧ uo ‧ rice BrE AmE British English , licorice American English /ˈlɪk ə rɪs, -rɪʃ/ noun [uncountable]
1 . a black substance produced from the root of a plant, used in medicine and sweets
2 .
sweets made from this substance
liq ‧ uo ‧ rice BrE AmE British English , licorice American English /ˈlɪk ə rɪs, -rɪʃ/ noun [uncountable]
1 . a black substance produced from the root of a plant, used in medicine and sweets
2 .
sweets made from this substance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012