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licorice (root)
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n.
See 1955 quote.
See: maso
Quotations
1789
On the upper part of the beach, liquorice grew in great abundance and it was now in blossom.
1821
Dr. Richardson found . . . a large quantity of the liquorice root of Mackenzie (hedysarum) which is common on these shores. . . .
1955
liquorice-root, n. a perennial herb, Heydysarum alpinum, I to 2 feet high, having erect, branching leafy stems, odd-pinnate leaves, and half-inch thick, sweet, carrot-tasting, edible root tubers. It occurs in the Arctic along river and lake shores. Also called "masu."