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Meaning of licorice root | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted.
  2. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste.
  3. Glycyrrhiza, especially Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice)
  4. Species of Ligusticum:
  5. Ligusticum grayi (Gray's licorice root)
  6. Ligusticum apiifolium (celery-leaf licorice root)
  7. Ligusticum californicum (California licorice root)
  8. Ligusticum canadense (Canadian licorice root)
  9. Ligusticum canbyi (Canby's licorice root)
  10. Ligusticum filicinum (fernleaf licorice root)
  11. Ligusticum calderi (Calder's licorice root)
  12. Ligusticum porteri (Porter's licorice root)
  13. Ligusticum tenuifolium (Idaho licorice root)
  14. Ligusticum verticillatum (northern licorice root
  15. Osmorhiza longistylis (aniseroot)

Equivalents

Latina glycyrrhiza

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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