Definition of Wild licorice. Meaning of Wild licorice. Synonyms of Wild licorice

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Wild licorice. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Wild licorice and, of course, Wild licorice synonyms and on the right images related to the word Wild licorice.

Definition of Wild licorice

Wild licorice
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 Wild licorice from wikipedia

- Wild liquorice or wild licorice typically refers to any of three plants: Liquorice milk-vetch, a European species Astragalus glycyphyllos Small spikenard...
- Crow Bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, olinda (In Sri Lanka/Sinhala), kundumani (in...
- sometimes known in the United States as "wild licorice", to distinguish it from the related European licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) which is occasionally...
- Astragalus glycyphyllos (liquorice milkvetch, wild liquorice, wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial...
- lanceleaf wild licorice or Torrey's wild licorice, is a species of flowering plant native to the eastern temperate regions of North America. The name 'wild licorice'...
- in traditional flavours like sugarless, licorice, and salmiakki. Leaf has also released a Villi Pohjola (Wild North) mix that contains more exotic flavours...
- prairie clover Dalea villosa, silky prairie clover Glycyrrhiza lepidota, wild licorice Hedysarum alpinum, apline sweet-vetch Hedysarum boreale, boreal sweet-vetch...
- Galium circaezans, common name licorice bedstraw or wild licorice, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern half of the...
- Wild edible plants and fungi in the regions of Israel and Palestine have been used to sustain life in periods of scarcity and famine, or else simply used...
- bedstraw Galium labradori**** — bog bedstraw Galium lanceolatum — Torrey's wild licorice Galium mexicanum — Mexican bedstraw Galium multiflorum — many-flower...