'Chicory' definitions:

Definition of 'chicory'

(from WordNet)
noun
The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute [syn: chicory, chicory root]
noun
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: chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus]
noun
Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee [syn: chicory, chicory root]
noun
Crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: chicory, curly endive]

Definition of 'Chicory'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee. [1913 Webster]

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