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Word entry · 8 letters

licorice

Best crossword clue

"Black candy root"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/Part of speech nounSorted cceiilorStarts with LEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

Word origin

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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Black candy root8 letters
02Black candy flavor8 letters

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