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WILD LICORICE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

European perennial

Synonyms:

Astragalus glycyphyllos; wild licorice; wild liquorice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wild licorice" is a kind of...):

milk-vetch; milk vetch (any of various plants of the genus Astragalus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties

Synonyms:

American licorice; American liquorice; Glycyrrhiza lepidota; wild licorice; wild liquorice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wild licorice" 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)

Holonyms ("wild licorice" is a member of...):

genus Glycyrrhiza; Glycyrrhiza (sticky perennial Eurasian herbs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bedstraw with sweetish roots

Synonyms:

Galium lanceolatum; wild licorice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wild licorice" is a kind of...):

bedstraw (any of several plants of the genus Galium)

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