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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Licorice is of the genus Glycyrrhiza, and is a plant of the Leguminosae family of
flowering plants.

  

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It's not good style to repeat 'plant' like this. Instead, say eg Licorice is of the genus Glycyrrhiza, and is a member of the Leguminosae family of flowering plants.

— Clive

  • It's not good style to repeat 'plant' like this.
  • Instead, say eg Licorice is of the genus Glycyrrhiza, and is a member of the Leguminosae family of flowering plants.
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It's not good style to repeat 'plant' like this.

Instead, say eg Licorice is of the genus Glycyrrhiza, and is a member of the Leguminosae family of flowering plants.

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