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What does licorice mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word licorice? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (countable) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
  2. (uncountable) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A black colour, named after the licorice.
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Sambuca, which taste of licorice like Pernod, is actually flavored with flowers of the elderberry bush.
With its antispasmodic, antibacterial and antiviral qualities, licorice is an excellent herbal remedy for both wet and dry coughs.
Liquid formulas and pills containing such herbs as spirulina and milk thistle, chlorophyll, red clover, echinacea and licorice root are ingested.
It is well-known that the active compound of licorice is glycyrrhizin, a conjugation of two molecules of glucuronic acid and glycyrrhetic acid.
If you like herbal tea, an infusion of peppermint with sassafras and licorice, served in a French press, is inspiring.
Opt for products that contain skin-lightening ingredients like retinol, vitamin C and licorice.

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