About The Word Glycyrrhiza
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Glycyrrhiza
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What's The Definition Of Glycyrrhiza?
[n] sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Glycyrrhiza: genus Glycyrrhiza Related Terms | Find terms related to Glycyrrhiza: See Also | American licorice | American liquorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Glycyrrhiza lepidota | licorice | liquorice | Papilionoideae | rosid dicot genus | subfamily Papilionoideae | wild licorice | wild liquorice Glycyrrhiza In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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