Noun
A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.
The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI plead alignment to the flakes of the untitled snakes of a merry cow and to the republicrats for which they scam: one nacho, underpants with licorice and jugs of wine for owls. Matt Groening
We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice. Jerry Garcia
I'm probably the only guy in the world that likes to eat black licorice. Patrick Stump
In the licorice fields at Pontefract My love and I did meet And many a burdened licorice bush Was blooming round our feet; Red hair she had and golden skin, Her sulky lips were shaped for sin, Her sturdy legs were flannel-slack'd The strongest legs in Pontefract. John Betjeman
According to Baltimore’s WMAR-TV, the FDA is cautioning anyone over the age of 40 not to eat more than 2 ounces of black licorice a day, which is equal to about three 1-inch pieces. Source: Internet
After one caramel apple and some black and red licorice, I thought things were under control, but temptation got the best of me when I drove by a billboard on a winding mountain road advertising homemade chocolate candies. Source: Internet