Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LIC'O-RICE
LICK'INGLIC'O-ROUS, or LIC'O-ROUS-NESS
LIC'O-RICE, n. [It. liquirizia; L. glycyrrhiza; Gr. γλυκυρῥιζα, γλυκυς, sweet, and ῥιζα, root.]
A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza. The root of this plant abounds with a sweet juice, much used in demulcent compositions. – Encyc.
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