licorices

Chewy black sweets

Licorices is the plural of licorice, referring to multiple types, brands, or pieces of the sweet black candy made from the extract of a plant root.

The word appears when distinguishing varieties: The store carries several European licorices.

In American English, licorice also covers red and other fruit-flavored candies in the same chewy rope form, though purists object.

confection

candy

Sugary edible treats

wheels · allsorts · drops · chews · laces · Twizzlers · Red Vines · pastilles · gummies · treats

flavor

anise

Licorice-flavored seed plant

sweet · salty · bittersweet · aromatic · pungent · herbal · earthy · medicinal · distinctive · intense

plant

root

Underground absorbing structure

  • extractConcentrated derived substance
  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • legumePod-producing plant family

perennial · cultivation · harvest · Mediterranean · Chinese · dried · woody · fibrous · rhizome · botanical

medicinal

remedy

Curative treatment or fix

soothing · anti-inflammatory · demulcent · expectorant · tea · tincture · supplement · traditional · Chinese medicine · gut health

Opposites
candy flavor profile

licoriceschocolates

Cocoa-based sweets

milk chocolates · caramels · butterscotches · marshmallows · cotton candy

candy color/appearance

licoriceswhite chocolates

Cocoa butter confections, no cacao

marshmallows · cotton candy · candy canes · lemon drops

flavor profile

licoricesvanillas

Tropical flavoring beans

chocolates · fruit flavors

Phrases
Family

licorice, licorice root

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G