Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glycyrrhiza \Glyc`yr*rhi"za\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? sweet + ?
   root. Cf. {Licorice}.]
   1. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one
      species of which ({G. glabra}), is the licorice plant, the
      roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.

   2. (Med.) The root of {Glycyrrhiza glabra} (liquorice root),
      used as a demulcent, etc.

Source : WordNet®

Glycyrrhiza
     n : sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: {genus Glycyrrhiza}]