extract of licorice root

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• licorice — /lik euhr ish, lik rish, lik euh ris/, n. 1. a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family. 2. the sweet tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc. 3. a candy flavored with… …   Universalium

• Root beer — A glass of root beer with foam Root beer is a carbonated, sweetened beverage, originally made using the root of a sassafras plant (or the bark of a sassafras tree) as the primary flavor. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms …   Wikipedia

• licorice — lic•o•rice [[t]ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ə rɪs[/t]] n. 1) pln a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family 2) the sweet tasting, dried root of this plant or an extract made from it, used in medicine, confectionery, etc 3) a candy… …   From formal English to slang

• licorice — SYN: glycyrrhiza. * * * lic·o·rice or chiefly Brit li·quo·rice lik( ə) rish, rəs n 1) a European leguminous plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra) with pinnate leaves and spikes of blue flowers 2 a) GLYCYRRHIZA (2) b) an extract of… …   Medical dictionary

• licorice — [lik′ə rish, lik′rish; ] occas. [ lik′ə ris] n. [ME licorys < OFr licorece < LL liquiritia, altered (by assoc. with liquor: see LIQUOR) < L glycyrrhiza < Gr glykys, sweet (see GLYCERIN) + rhiza, ROOT1] 1. a European perennial plant… …   English World dictionary

• licorice — noun Etymology: Middle English licorice, from Anglo French licoris, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Latin glycyrrhiza, from Greek glykyrrhiza, from glykys sweet + rhiza root more at dulcet, root Date: 13th century 1. a. the dried root… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• licorice — /ˈlɪkərɪʃ / (say likuhrish), /ˈlɪkrɪʃ / (say likrish), / rəs/ (say ruhs) noun 1. a leguminous plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of Europe and Asia. 2. the sweet tasting dried root of this plant, or an extract made from it, used in medicine,… …  

• licorice — noun /ˈlɪ.kə(ɹ).ɪʃ,ˈlɪ.kɔː(ɹ).ɪʃ,ˈlɪ.kɔː(ɹ).ɪs/ a) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. b) A type of candy <!Brits, dont change this! Candy, not confection, go… …   Wiktionary

• licorice extract — noun A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant the American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making …   Wiktionary

• Tommyknockers (root beer) — Tommyknockers is a brand name for a line of carbonated soft drinks currently brewed and bottled in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Tommyknockers is best known for their flavored root beer, made with distinctive ingredients such as mountain cherry,… …   Wikipedia

• brown mixture — noun : a dark brown liquid preparation made of fluid extract of licorice root, tartar emetic, camphorated tincture of opium, spirit of ethyl nitrite glycerol, and water and used as an expectorant …   Useful english dictionary