wild licorice
noun
variants:
or less commonly wild liquorice
Definition of wild licorice
1
: a North American herb (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) that is closely related to the true licorice and has a root with similar properties
— called also American licorice
2
: indian licorice
3
: any of several plants with sweetish roots: such as
a
: either of two bedstraws (Galium circaezans and G. lanceolatum)
b
: an Australian germander (Teucrium corymbosum)
4
: buttonbush