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Definition: Abrus precatorius
Jequirity
\Je*quir"i*ty\, n., or Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty
bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
The seed of the wild licorice (
Abrus precatorius) used by
the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a
standard weight, etc.; -- called also
jumble bead.
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Licorice
\Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf.
Glycerin,
Glycyrrhiza,
Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus
Glycyrrhiza (
Glycyrrhiza glabra
), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,
and is much used in demulcent compositions.
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2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
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Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See
Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant
Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (
Trifolium alpinum
), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (
Galium circ[ae]zans
and
Galium lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber
Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called
black-eyed Susans
. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (
Glycyrrhiza glabra).
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Vetch
\Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF.
veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)
Any leguminous plant of the genus
Vicia, some species of
which are valuable for fodder. The common species is
Vicia sativa
.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
the genus
Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus
Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (
Anthyllis vulneraria
); the milk vetch, of the genus
Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
(
Abrus precatorius).
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