lycorys

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === licoresse, licorice, licoriȝs, licoris, licorys, licoryse, likorys, liquirice, lokorys, lycoresse, lycorice === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza). Some forms are or have been influenced by licour or its etymons. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlikuˈriːs/, /ˈlikuris/ === Noun === lycorys (uncountable) Liquorice root (the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra) Liquorice (the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra) ==== Descendants ==== English: licorice, liquorice Scots: liquorie ==== References ==== “licorī̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 July 2018.