Licorice flavoring Crossword Clue

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Licorice flavoring Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
2. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LICORICE (noun)
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
2. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
FLAVORING (noun)
1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

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