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'''Liquorice''' is a legume whose roots contain a non-sugar sweetener, glycyrrhyzin. An extract of the roots is used as a flavoring but the whole roots can also be chewed to enjoy the sweet flavor (and perhaps clean the teeth).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 2 September 2018

Liquorice
Illustration Glycyrrhiza glabra0.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
G. glabra
Binomial name
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Glycyrrhiza brachycarpa Boiss.
  • Glycyrrhiza glandulifera Waldst. & Kit.
  • Glycyrrhiza hirsuta Pall.
  • Glycyrrhiza pallida Boiss.
  • Glycyrrhiza violacea Boiss.

Liquorice is a legume whose roots contain a non-sugar sweetener, glycyrrhyzin. An extract of the roots is used as a flavoring but the whole roots can also be chewed to enjoy the sweet flavor (and perhaps clean the teeth).

References

  1. "Glycyrrhiza glabra information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 7 March 2017
  3. The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 7 March 2017
  4. The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 7 March 2017

Acknowledgements

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Liquorice, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.