Licorice

Morpheme

Licorice

Type

free base

Denotation

leguminous plant used as a medicine and sweet

Etymology

Middle English lycorys; Old French licoresse; Late Latin liquiritia; Ancient Greek glukúrrhiza, from glukýs + rhíza

Evidence

licorice

Notes

influence by unrelated liquor
licorice and glycyrrhiza are doublets