1. a sweet black or red candy flavored with extract from the licorice plant
2. a plant with sweet-tasting roots used for flavoring candy and medicine

Examples

• She bought a bag of red licorice at the movie theater.
• Black licorice has a distinctive anise flavor that people either love or hate.
• The candy store sells both traditional licorice and strawberry-flavored varieties.
• Licorice root has been used in herbal medicine for centuries.
• He twisted the licorice stick into a knot before eating it.
• The licorice plant grows wild in parts of Europe and Asia.