licorice

noun

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

deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves

Roots

glykyslico- · Greek · sweet rhiza-rice · Greek · root

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