Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glycyrrhiza"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Glycyrrhiza \Glyc`yr*rhi"za\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? sweet + ?
root. Cf. {Licorice}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one
species of which ({G. glabra}), is the licorice plant, the
roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.
2. (Med.) The root of {Glycyrrhiza glabra} (liquorice root),
used as a demulcent, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Glycyrrhiza
n : sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: {Glycyrrhiza}, {genus
Glycyrrhiza}]
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