wild licorice

noun

variants or less commonly wild liquorice

1

: a North American herb (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) that is closely related to the true licorice and has a root with similar properties

called also American licorice

2

: indian licorice

3

: any of several plants with sweetish roots: such as

a

: either of two bedstraws (Galium circaezans and G. lanceolatum)

b

: an Australian germander (Teucrium corymbosum)

4

: buttonbush

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