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Definition of Licorice weed

Licorice weed
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 Licorice weed from wikipedia

- flowering plant in the plantain family. Common names include licorice weed, goatweed, scoparia-weed and sweet-broom in English, tapeiçava, tapixaba, and v****ourinha...
- A licorice pipe is a candy made of licorice shaped like a tobacco pipe, often with red sugar balls on the head of the pipe. A pipe may weigh around 16...
- genus of mostly tropical plants including Scoparia dulcis known as licorice weed, sweet broom, v****ourinha and many other names. Species include: Scoparia...
- Crow Bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, olinda (In Sri Lanka/Sinhala), gundumani/kundumani...
- in TCM since ancient times. More common ones include a remedy made from licorice and human ****, dried human placenta, finger nails, child's urine, hair...
- bark Chinese Licorice root Morinda root Achyranthes root Fenugr**** seed Cistanche tubulosa (Desert Broomrape) stem Epimedium ("Horny Goat Weed") leaf Ophiopogon...
- a sweet, milk-like beverage. Cyperus esculentus can be found wild, as a weed, or as a crop. It is an invasive species outside its native range, and is...
- sharper than garden chervil and described as gr****y parsley, with a hint of licorice or aniseed. However, it is suspected of being mildly toxic according to...
- Brazil) Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta), nipitella, nepitella (Italy) Licorice, liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Lovage leaves (Levisti**** officinale) Lovage...
- Rosamund Pike brings Jimmy a present; Jack White performed "That Black Bat Licorice" 206 February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09) Jamie Dornan, Hannah Davis Sheppard...