licorice
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, usually) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
- (uncountable, usually) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
- (countable, uncountable, usually) A black color, named after the licorice.
- (uncountable, usually) A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
- (uncountable, usually) A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.
Concetti
sinonimi
liquorice root
licorice candy
Glycyrrhiza glabra
liquorice root
radix glycyrrhizae
glycyrrhiza uralensis
radix liquiritiae
leguminous plant
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Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.
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