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Galium circaezans
Licorice Lic"o*rice (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also liquorice.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions. 2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes. Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor. Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin. Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis. Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock. Wild licorice. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza lepidota. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans and G. lanceolatum). (c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

Meaning of Circae from wikipedia

- Proserpinus gaurae (J. E. Smith, 1797) Synonyms Sphinx gaurae J. E. Smith, 1797 Proserpinus circae Edwards, 1882 Proserpinus deceptiva Barnes & Benjamin, 1924...
- Conus carinatus Swainson, 1822 Conus cernohorskyi da Motta, 1983 Conus circae G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 Conus consul Boivin, 1864 Conus epistomioides Weinkauff...
- (-ae) Aenēae -ae Leōnidae -ae Anchīsae -ae Alcīdae -ae Dative Pēnelopae -ae Circae -ae Ablative Pēnelopē (-ā) -ē (-ā) Circē (-ā) -ē (-ā) Aenēā -ā Leōnidā -ā...
- Galium ciliare Hook.f. Galium cilici**** Boiss. Galium cinereum All. Galium circae Krendl Galium circaezans Michx. Galium clausonis Pomel Galium clementis...
- cingulum Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Conus quercinus [Lightfoot], 1786 Conus circae G. B. Sowerby II, 1858: synonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758 Conus cir****clausus...