Ma'anar ƙamus na "licorice fern" wani nau'i ne na fern wanda ke cikin dangin Polypodiaceae, ɗan asalin yammacin Arewacin Amirka. Sunan kimiyya shine Polypodium glycyrrhiza, kuma ana kiranta "licorice fern" saboda rhizomes nasa yana da ɗanɗano mai daɗi kamar na licorice. Furen yakan girma akan bishiyoyi ko duwatsu kuma yana da fronds masu launin fata da siffa mai kama da tsinke, tare da launin kore mai sheki. Shahararriyar shuka ce ta ado a cikin lambuna kuma ana amfani da ita a maganin gargajiya don cututtuka daban-daban.