liquorice
Plural: liquorices
Noun
- deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
- UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
Origin / Etymology
From licorice by association with liquor.
Synonyms
Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice
Scrabble Score: 20
liquorice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordliquorice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liquorice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
liquorice: valid Words With Friends Word