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LICORICE ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("licorice root" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
Holonyms ("licorice root" is a part of...):
Glycyrrhiza glabra; licorice; liquorice (deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots)
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