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Chicory

Chicory Meaning & Definition
Chicory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chicory?

[n] crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
[n] root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
[n] perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
[n] the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chicory: chicory plant | chicory root | Cichorium intybus | curly endive | succory

Related Terms | Find terms related to Chicory:

See Also | chicory | chicory | chicory plant | chicory root | Cichorium | Cichorium intybus | coffee | curly endive | genus Cichorium | herb | herbaceous plant | java | radicchio | root | salad green | salad greens | succory

Chicory In Webster's Dictionary

\Chic"o*ry\, n. [F. chicor['e]e, earlier also cichor['e]e, L. cichorium, fr. Gr. ?, ?, Cf. {Succory}.] 1. (Bot.) A branching perennial plant ({Cichorium Intybus}) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See {Endive}. 2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.

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