licorice

名词 licorice:

1. deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
   同义词：liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra
2. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
   同义词：liquorice

lic.o.rice

n.（名词）

A Mediterranean perennial plant(Glycyrrhiza glabra) having blue flowers, pinnately compound leaves, and a sweet, distinctively flavored root.
洋甘草：一种地中海地区的多年生植物（洋甘草 甘草属） ，开蓝色花，羽状复叶，根甜并味道独特
The root of this plant, used as a flavoring in candy, liqueurs, tobacco, and medicines.
甘草根：这种植物的根，在糖果、烈性酒、烟草或药品中用作芳香剂
A confection made from or flavored with the licorice root.
甘草糖：一种用甘草根制成或加入甘草根的糖果
Any of various similar plants.
一种类似的植物

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin liquirotia
源自 后期拉丁语 liquirotia
alteration influenced by Latin liquôre [to flow]
受 拉丁语 liquôre的影响 [流动]
of Latin glycyrrhoza [root of licorice]
拉丁语 glycyrrhoza的变化 [甘草的根]
from Greek glukurrhiza
源自 希腊语 glukurrhiza
glukus [sweet]
glukus [甜的]
rhiza [root] * see wr3d-
rhiza [根] *参见 wr3d-