'Glycyrrhiza' definitions:
Definition of 'Glycyrrhiza'
From: WordNet
noun
Sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: Glycyrrhiza, genus Glycyrrhiza]
Definition of 'Glycyrrhiza'
From: GCIDE
- Glycyrrhiza \Glyc`yr*rhi"za\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? sweet + ? root. Cf. Licorice.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc. [1913 Webster]