LICORICE ROOT

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Meaning:

Root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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