GLYCYRRHIZA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra), is the licorice plant, the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.

2.
n.

The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc.