liquorices

Chewy anise treats

Liquorices is the plural of liquorice, the British spelling of licorice.

It refers to multiple varieties, brands, or pieces of the chewy black candy flavored with extract from the liquorice plant's root: The shop stocked liquorices from several European countries.

The plant itself, *Glycyrrhiza glabra*, has a distinctively sweet root used in confectionery and traditional medicine.

flavor

anise

Licorice-flavored seed plant

aromatic · salted · Dutch · Scandinavian · earthy · pungent · herbal · distinctive · acquired taste · intense

confection

sweets

Sugary food items

chewy · twists · allsorts · wheels · laces · drops · pipes · nibs · cakes · bootlaces

medicinal

demulcent

Substance that soothes inflammation

digestive · anti-inflammatory · soothing · remedy · tonic · traditional · ayurvedic · herbal tea · laxative · ulcer

botanical

root

Underground absorbing structure

  • extractConcentrated derived substance
  • plantBotanical organism
  • rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem

legume · herbaceous · perennial · cultivation · harvesting · dried · ground · powder · woody · Mediterranean

Opposites
confectionery flavor profile

liquoriceschocolates

Cocoa-based sweets

milk chocolates · marshmallows · caramels · toffees · fudge

Family

liquorice

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G