Glycyrrhiza lepidota vs American licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota and American licorice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Glycyrrhiza lepidota	Yes	No	No	No
American licorice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Glycyrrhiza lepidota and American licorice are synonyms defined as:

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

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

Glycyrrhiza lepidota (noun)	American 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