English-Thai Dictionary

licorice

N พืช ชะ เอม พวก  Glycyrrhiza glabra

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LICORICE

n.[L. glycyrrhiza; Gr. sweet, and root. ] A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza. The root of this plant abounds with a sweet balsamic juice, much used in pectoral compositions.

 

LICOROUS, LICOROUSNESS

for lickerish, etc. not used.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LICORICE

Lic "o *rice, n. Etym: [OE. licoris, though old French, fr. L.liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort. ] [Written also liquorice. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra ), the root of which abounds with a juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.

 

2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and 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 aulcis. -- 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 circæzans 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 ).

 

LICOROUS

LICOROUS Lic "o *rous, a.

 

Defn: See Lickerish. -- Lic "o *rous *ness, n. [Obs. ] Herbert.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

licorice

lic o rice |ˈlik (ə )riSH, -ris ˈlɪk (ə )rɪʃ |(Brit. liquorice ) ▶noun 1 a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made by evaporation from the juice of a root and used as a candy and in medicine. • a candy flavored with such a substance: [ as modifier ] : licorice gumdrops. 2 the widely distributed plant of the pea family from which this product is obtained. [Genus Glycyrrhiza, family Leguminosae; many species are used locally to obtain licorice, the chief commercial source being the cultivated G. glabra. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French licoresse, from late Latin liquiritia, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus ‘sweet ’ + rhiza ‘root. ’

 

licorice stick

lic o rice stick ▶noun a stick of licorice candy. • dated, informal a clarinet.

 

Oxford Dictionary

licorice

lic |orice ▶noun US spelling of liquorice.

 

licorice stick

lic o rice stick ▶noun a stick of licorice candy. • dated, informal a clarinet.

 

French Dictionary

licorne

licorne n. f. nom féminin Sorte de cheval fabuleux à longue corne unique au milieu du front. : « Il ne manquait personne, pas même /La lionne et la jolie licorne » (La Licorne , comptine ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

licor

licor nombre masculino 1 Bebida alcohólica de alta graduación que se obtiene por destilación, en especial la de sabor dulce elaborada con esencias o extractos vegetales :el aguardiente, el coñac y el whisky son licores; licor de café; licor de melocotón .2 Sustancia o solución líquida, especialmente las utilizadas en farmacología :el poema laudatorio del vino cierra con una condena a los bebedores de café, esclavos engullidores de licor inmundo, negro y opaco .

 

licorera

licorera nombre femenino 1 Botella, generalmente decorada, que se usa para guardar y servir el licor y los vinos de aperitivo :sacó una licorera con jerez y sirvió un par de copas .SINÓNIMO licorero .2 Utensilio de mesa donde se colocan las botellas de licor y los vasitos o copas en que se sirve :guardó una botella de ron en la licorera .

 

licorería

licorería nombre femenino Establecimiento donde se elaboran o se venden licores y vinos .

 

licorero

licorero nombre masculino Licorera (botella ).

 

licorista

licorista nombre común Persona que elabora o vende licores .

 

licoroso, -sa

licoroso, -sa adjetivo [vino ] Que tiene un grado elevado de alcohol y es aromático .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

licorice

lic o rice ｟主に英 ｠liq uo rice /lɪ́k (ə )rɪs, -rɪʃ /名詞 U C 1 〘植 〙カンゾウ (甘草 ); カンゾウの干した根 (のエキス ).2 カンゾウで味を付けたキャンディ .