liquorice
noun (especially British English)(also licorice especially in North American English)
[uncountable, countable]a black substance with a strong taste, obtained from the root of a plant, used in medicine and to make sweets; a sweet made from this substance 甘草（用于制药或糖果）；甘草糖 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French licoresse, from late Latin liquiritia, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus ‘sweet’ + rhiza ‘root’.