Wild licorice Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun bedstraw with sweetish roots
Galium lanceolatum.
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noun North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
American licorice; American liquorice; wild liquorice; Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
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noun European perennial
wild liquorice; Astragalus glycyphyllos.
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(Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herbGlycyrrhiza lepidota .(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circæzans andG. lanceolatum ).(c) The leguminous climberAbrus 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 ).
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(Bot.) See underLicorice .