'Cichorium Endivia' definitions:

Definition of 'Cichorium endivia'

From: WordNet
noun
Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched [syn: endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia]

Definition of 'Cichorium Endivia'

From: GCIDE
  • Endive \En"dive\, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913 Webster]
  • Wild endive (Bot.), chicory or succory. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cichorium endivia'

From: GCIDE
  • escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL. escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr. edere to eat.] a variety of endive (Cichorium endivia) often used in salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
  • Syn: endive, curly endive. [WordNet 1.5]