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[かん()·ぞう()]
kanzou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 甘草

noun
  1. liquorice; licorice

Definition and Synonyms for 甘草

Liquorice a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Synonyms: 甘草, 萱草
Glycyrrhiza sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
Synonyms: 甘草
Glycyrrhiza Glabra deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves
Synonyms: 甘草, 萱草
Licorice Root root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
Synonyms: 甘草
Glycyrrhiza Glabra widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
Synonyms: 甘草, 萱草

Meanings for each kanji in 甘草

» sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
» grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft

Categories 甘草 is a member of

Confect a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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Herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
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Root the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
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Rosid Dicot Genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants
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