licorice root

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   root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines

   Broaderroot

   Part oflicorice

Questions about licorice root

What does licorice root mean?

licorice root means "root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines".

Is licorice root a common word?

licorice root is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.