Glycyrrhiza

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, ·etc.

II. Glycyrrhiza ·noun A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.

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