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Meanings of Glycyrrhiza glabra in English

Portuguese
alcaçuz
Catalan
regalèssia
Spanish
glycyrrhiza glabra
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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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alcaçuz
Synonyms
Examples for "licorice"
Examples for "licorice"
1
Raw licorice roots represent heterogeneous materials obtained from mainly three Glycyrrhiza species.
Pubmed
2
He trailed off vaguely, looking at the licorice whip in his hand.
IT
3
California could produce licorice, for we have a good climate for it.
One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
4
Remove from the heat and add the licorice mixture to the sabayon.
Radio NZ
5
The licorice intake was stopped and potassium was administrated orally and intravenously.
Pubmed
1
The goods warehoused here are chiefly wine and oil, oranges and liquorice.
By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy
2
When finished the mass looked rather like coffee-grounds, and tasted like liquorice.
Chatterbox, 1905.
3
A case of pseudo-hyperaldosteronism secondary to prolonged daily ingestion of liquorice is reported.
Pubmed
4
You may be buying more than your liquorice or jelly beans.
The Irish Times
5
It was a mixture of furniture polish, liquorice, tar and apples.
Nanny mcphee and the big bang
Translations for Glycyrrhiza glabra
Portuguese
alcaçuz