liquorice

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun 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
noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

From licorice by association with liquor.

We had got some liquorice root to chew. — The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers, E. (Edith) Nesbit
Monday.--Liquorice put on to boil with aniseed balls in a saucepan. — The Phoenix and the Carpet, E. (Edith) Nesbit
* *with exact care* But first he chewed grains<34> and liquorice, To smelle sweet, ere he had combed his hair. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer

licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra

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