Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza , noun
[Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}; {not transcribed} sweet + {not transcribed} root. Compare Licorice.]
1.
(Botany) 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.
2.
(Medicine) The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice root), used as a demulcent, etc.