Definition of Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Meaning of Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Synonyms of Glycyrrhiza lepidota

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Definition of Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Licorice Lic"o*rice (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also liquorice.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions. 2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for 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 dulcis. 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 circ[ae]zans 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).

Meaning of Glycyrrhiza lepidota from wikipedia

- Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice) is a species of Glycyrrhiza (a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae) native to most of North America, from central...
- Glycyrrhiza inflata Batalin Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh – American licorice Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Maxim. Glycyrrhiza squamulosa Franch. Glycyrrhiza...
- American species Glycyrrhiza lepidota Abrus precatorius, Asian species but may also refer to other members of the liquorice genus Glycyrrhiza. This page is...
- inflata, Chinese licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota, American licorice Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chinese licorice Polypodium glycyrrhiza, liquorice fern All pages...
- medicine man before sucking snakebite and poultice applied to wound. Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice), root chewed to keep the mouth sweet and moist...
- repeat region) homologous with that found in Galega officinalis, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, and Vicia faba, where these taxa are extant species included in...
- (Monarda fistulosa) Wild calla (Calla palustris) Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) Wild onions Nodding wild onion (Allium cernuum) Prairie wild onion...
- ****lussacia dumosa ****lussacia frondosa (N) Gleditsia triacanthos (N) Glycyrrhiza lepidota (N) Gymnocladus dioicus (N) Hamamelis virginiana (N) Heracleum maximum...
- rotundifolium – prostrate tick-trefoil Gleditsia triacanthos – honey-locust Glycyrrhiza lepidota – wild licorice Gymnocladus dioicus – Kentucky coffee-tree Hedysarum...
- purpurea, purple prairie clover Dalea villosa, silky prairie clover Glycyrrhiza lepidota, wild licorice Hedysarum alpinum, apline sweet-vetch Hedysarum boreale...