GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glycyrrhiza glabra mean? 

• GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (noun)
  The noun GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA has 1 sense:

1. deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

  Familiarity information: GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Glycyrrhiza glabra; licorice; liquorice

Hypernyms ("Glycyrrhiza glabra" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Glycyrrhiza glabra"):

licorice root (root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines)

Holonyms ("Glycyrrhiza glabra" is a member of...):

genus Glycyrrhiza; Glycyrrhiza (sticky perennial Eurasian herbs)

 Context examples 

The magnesium salt form of the saponin, isoglycyrrhizinate, a derivative of glycyrrhizic acid extracted from the roots of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, with potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities.

(Magnesium Isoglycyrrhizinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance prepared from dried roots of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.

(Licorice, NCI Dictionary)

An herbal extract derived from the root of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra with potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antineoplastic activities.

(Licorice, NCI Thesaurus)

A product from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Leguminosae with some antiallergic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties.

(Enoxolone, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The dried root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a legume native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.

(Glycyrrhiza lepidota Root, NCI Thesaurus)

PC-SPES, an herbal supplement containing extracts from 8 herbs including Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ganoderma lucidum (a root fungus), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Spanish liquorice), Isatis indigotica, Panax pseudoginseng, Rabdosia rubescens, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Serona repens (saw palmetto), with potential antineoplastic and antiproliferative effects, specifically in prostate cancer cells.

(PC-SPES, NCI Thesaurus)