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Article: licorice
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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licorice , name for a European plant (
Glycyrrhiza glabra
) of the family Leguminosae (
pulse
family) and for the sweet substance obtained from the root. Since early times the root has been used medicinally (for coughs and as a laxative); it is used also in brewing, for confectionery, and for flavoring (e.g., in some tobacco). The ...
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