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Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) (/ˈlɪkərɪʃ, -ɪs/ LIK-ər-ish, -is-), is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the Greek word γλυκύρριζα (glukyrrhiza), “sweet root”, and the root of this plant is used as a sweetener in many different cuisines. It has an intense sweet taste, 30–50 times sweeter than sugar cane. The flavour is also strongly reminiscent of aniseed. It is used both as a candy and as a medicinal herb. Liquorice flavours are found in a wide variety of candies or sweets. Most liquorice candies are made using extracts from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra.