licorice
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
Types & categories
- herb hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Glycyrrhiza member holonym
- licorice root part meronym
Sense 2 noun
a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Types & categories
- candy hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Glycyrrhiza |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | licorice root |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | herb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | candy |