noun
North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
• Syn: ↑wild licorice, ↑wild liquorice, ↑American licorice, ↑American liquorice
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Glycyrrhiza, ↑genus Glycyrrhiza
Useful english dictionary. 2012.