DCHP-1 Online
licorice (root) liquorice (root). 
n. See 1955 quote.
See also: maso
- 1789 (1801) On the upper part of the beach, liquorice grew in great abundance and it was now in blossom.
- 1821 (1823) Dr. Richardson found . . . a large quantity of the liquorice root of Mackenzie (hedysarum) which is common on these shores. . . .
- 1955 liquorice-root, n. a perennial herb, Heydysarum alpinum, I to 2 feet high, having erect, branching leafy stems, odd-pinnate leaves, and half-inch thick, sweet, carrot-tasting, edible root tubers. It occurs in the Arctic along river and lake shores. Also called "masu."
- 1789 (1801) On the upper part of the beach, liquorice grew in great abundance and it was now in blossom.