wild liquorice
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for Astragalus glycyphyllos: see milk vetch
2. (Cookery) another name for liquorice [1]
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American plant, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, that is related to true liquorice and has similar properties
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| Noun | 1. |  wild liquorice - North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar propertiesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza - sticky perennial Eurasian herbs |
| 2. |  wild liquorice - European perennial milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
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