Found 2 items, similar to chicory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chicory
chicory
n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee
substitute [syn:
chicory root]
2: 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 [syn:
succory,
chicory plant
,
Cichorium intybus]
3: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute
for or adulterate coffee [syn:
chicory root]
4: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn:
curly endive
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chicory
Chicory
\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.
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2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.
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