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Chicory
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Meaning
Noun
●
In British English:
Either of two
plants
of the Asteraceae family.
The
common chicory
(Cichorium intybus), the
source
of Belgian
endive
,
radicchio
, and sugarloaf.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Either of two
plants
of the Asteraceae family.
The
endive
(Cichorium endivia), the
source
of
escarole
and frisée.
●
Either of two
plants
of the Asteraceae family.
●
In Cooking:
A
coffee
substitute
made from the
roasted
roots
of the
common chicory
, sometimes used as a
cheap
adulterant
in
real
coffee
.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
chicory
English
chicorée
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
cicoree
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cornflower
Horseweed
Succory
Chiccory
Chickory
Blue Dandelion
Blue Sailor
Chicory Button
Ragged Sailor
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