Noun licorice has 2 senses
  1. licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra - 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
    --1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
    --1 is a member of Glycyrrhiza, genus Glycyrrhiza
    --1 has parts: licorice root
  2. licorice, liquorice - a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
    --2 is a kind of candy
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