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LIQUORICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Synonyms:
licorice; liquorice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("liquorice" is a kind of...):
candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Glycyrrhiza glabra; licorice; liquorice
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("liquorice" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "liquorice"):
licorice root (root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines)
Holonyms ("liquorice" is a member of...):
genus Glycyrrhiza; Glycyrrhiza (sticky perennial Eurasian herbs)
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