Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wild_licorice

3 senses of wild licorice

Sense 1
wild licorice, Galium lanceolatum -- (bedstraw with sweetish roots)
       => bedstraw -- (any of several plants of the genus Galium)

Sense 2
wild licorice, wild liquorice, American licorice, American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota -- (North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 3
wild licorice, wild liquorice, Astragalus glycyphyllos -- (European perennial)
       => milk vetch, milk-vetch -- (any of various plants of the genus Astragalus)