Home › Words › G › glycyrrhizaglycyrrhizaglycyrrhiza means any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, glycyrrhiza ranks #11,177 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root, licorice”). Doublet of licorice.nounAny legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.e.g.“As various foods and sweeteners are known to contain glycyrrhiza, which contains GL, a glycoside of GA, we regulated the meals of subjects during this study.” — 2015 July 8, “Pharmacokinetics of Active Components of Yokukansan, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine after a Single Oral Administration to Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized StDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.glycyrrhizinate 70% match — Any salt or ester of glycyrrhizic acid vs glycyrrhiza →glycyrrhizate 68% match — A salt or ester of glycyrrhizic acid. vs glycyrrhiza →glycyrrhizol 62% match — A prenylated pterocarpan isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis. vs glycyrrhiza →glabridin 62% match — An isoflavonoid found in licorice vs glycyrrhiza →galega 61% match — Any plant of genus Galega. vs glycyrrhiza →glyceria 59% match — Any member of the genus Glyceria of mannagrasses. vs glycyrrhiza →ligustrin 58% match — A compound found in the bark of the European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), now known to be equivalent to syringin. vs glycyrrhiza →licochalcone 57% match — Any of a group of chalconoids, present in the roots of Glycyrrhiza, that show antimalarial properties vs glycyrrhiza →