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    WILD LICORICE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    European perennialplay

    Synonyms:

    Astragalus glycyphyllos; wild licorice; wild liquorice

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("wild licorice" is a kind of...):

    milk-vetch; milk vetch (any of various plants of the genus Astragalus)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar propertiesplay

    Synonyms:

    American licorice; American liquorice; Glycyrrhiza lepidota; wild licorice; wild liquorice

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("wild licorice" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("wild licorice" is a member of...):

    genus Glycyrrhiza; Glycyrrhiza (sticky perennial Eurasian herbs)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Bedstraw with sweetish rootsplay

    Synonyms:

    Galium lanceolatum; wild licorice

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("wild licorice" is a kind of...):

    bedstraw (any of several plants of the genus Galium)

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