Plant-Name Dictionary
Licorice root — names in 31 European languages
Glycyrrhiza glabra
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Български Bulgarian | Женско биле |
| Hrvatski Croatian | sladić |
| Čeština Czech | lékořice lysá Lékořice |
| Dansk Danish | Lakrids |
| Nederlands Dutch | Zoethout |
| English English | liquorice cultivated licorice, Drop, licorice, licorice-root, Liquorice Root, Sweetwood |
| Eesti Estonian | Lagrits |
| Suomi Finnish | Lakritsikasvi |
| Français French | Réglisse Reglisse, Reglisse glabre, Réglisse glabre |
| Deutsch German | Echtes Süßholz Echtes Suessholz, Gewöhnliches Süßholz, Lakritze, Suessholz, Süßholz |
| Ελληνικά Greek | Γλυκόριζα |
| Magyar Hungarian | igazi édesgyökér |
| Gaeilge Irish | Liocras |
| Italiano Italian | Liquirizia Liquirizia comune |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Saldymedis |
| Polski Polish | Lukrecja gładka Lukrecja |
| Português Portuguese | Alcacuz alcaçuz, pau-doce, Regoliz |
| Română Romanian | Lemn dulce răculeț |
| Slovenčina Slovak | sladké drievko hladkoplodé |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | golostebelni sladki koren |
| Español Spanish | Orozuz Alcazuz, licórice, Palo dulce, Regaliz |
| Svenska Swedish | lakritsrot Lakitsrot, Lakrits |
| Русский Russian | Лакрица Lakritsa, Солодка голая |
| Українська Ukrainian | Солодка гола Локриця |
| Norsk Norwegian | lakrisplante Lakris |
| Српски Serbian | Сладић |
| Shqip Albanian | Jamball |
| Íslenska Icelandic | Lakkrís |
| Català Catalan | Regalèssia |
| Беларуская Belarusian | саладкакарані |
| Türkçe Turkish | Meyan Tatlı Meyan |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.