liquorice

liquorice
[ˈlɪk(ə)rɪs, -rɪʃ]
( licorice)
noun
  1. [mass noun]a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made by evaporation from the juice of a root and used as a sweet and in medicine
    甘草
    ■a sweet flavoured with such a substance
    甘草味
  2. the widely distributed plant of the pea family from which this product is obtained
    甘草
  3. Genus Glycyrrhiza, family Leguminosae; many species are used locally to obtain liquorice, the chief commercial source being the cultivated G. glabra
    甘草属,豆科;多种在当地用于提取油脂,以种植洋甘草为主要商业来源
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French licoresse, from late Latin liquiritia, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus 'sweet' + rhiza 'root'
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