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Glycyrrhiza
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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. Definition 2024
Glycyrrhiza
Glycyrrhiza
See also: glycyrrhiza
Translingual
Proper noun
Glycyrrhiza f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Galegeae - tribe
Hyponyms
glycyrrhiza
glycyrrhiza
See also: Glycyrrhiza
English
Noun
glycyrrhiza (plural glycyrrhizas)
- Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza
- 2015 July 8, “Pharmacokinetics of Active Components of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine after a Single Oral Administration to Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized Study”, in PLOS ONE, DOI::
- As various foods and sweeteners are known to contain glycyrrhiza, which contains GL, a glycoside of GA, we regulated the meals of subjects during this study.
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