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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).

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- subspecies contained within: M. lepidota subsp. lepidota Blume - S Moluccas (Aru Islands) & SW Papua Barat M. lepidota subsp. montanoides (Warb.) W.J....
- Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the plant family Annonaceae, endemic to Amazonia. Duguetia lepidota is a fruiting tree which grows to a height of 10 to...
- Physaria lepidota, the Kane County twinpod, is a plant species endemic to Utah. It is known only from Kane, Washington, and Garfield Counties in the southern...
- Falculina lepidota is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in French Guiana. The wingspan is 28–29 mm for males and about 36 mm for females...
- Pityrodia lepidota is a flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, densely-branched...
- 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...
- Veitchia lepidota is a plant species endemic to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Veitchia lepidota Lewis...
- Andesanthus lepidotus, synonym Tibouchina lepidota, also known as alstonville, Andean princess flower, lasiandra, or glory bush, is a medium-sized ornamental...
- Saxatilia lepidota is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Paraná River basin, it is widespread in the Paraguay River drainage...
- species Synonyms list of synonyms: Afredentata Szalay & Schrenk, 1994 Lepidota Lane, 1910 Manides Gervais, 1854 Maniformes Zagorodniuk, 2008 Manitheria...