American licorice vs wild licorice

American licorice and wild licorice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American licorice	Yes	No	No	No
wild licorice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, American licorice and wild licorice are synonyms defined as:

American licorice and wild licorice: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties

Other synonyms of American licorice include American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, wild liquorice.

American licorice (noun)	wild licorice (noun)
North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties	North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
	European perennial
	bedstraw with sweetish roots