American licorice vs wild liquorice

American licorice and wild liquorice both are nouns.

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

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

American licorice and wild liquorice: 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 licorice.

American licorice (noun)	wild liquorice (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