# licorice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ · frequency rank #34,959

## Definitions
1. A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
2. A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
3. A black color, named after the licorice.
4. A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.
5. A supposed aphrodisiac made in the past from dried roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Glycyrrhiza echinata.

## Etymology
From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilcorice`, `lciorice`, `liccorice`, `licoirce`, `licorcie`, `licoricce`, `licoriec`, `licorrice`, `licroice`, `liocrice`, `llicorice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/licorice