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Chicory — This article is about the cultivated vegetable called chicon. For the Worldcons named Chicon, see Worldcon. Common Chicory Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
chicory root — noun 1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute • Syn: ↑chicory • Hypernyms: ↑root • Part Holonyms: ↑chicory, ↑succory, ↑chicory plant, ↑Cichorium intybus … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicory — ► NOUN (pl. chicories) 1) a blue flowered plant with edible leaves and a root which is used as an additive to or substitute for coffee. 2) N. Amer. a plant with bitter curly or smooth leaves, eaten in salads. ORIGIN Greek kikhorion … English terms dictionary
chicory — [chik′ə rē] n. pl. chicories [ME cicory < OFr cicorée < L cichorium < Gr kichora, kichoreia, chicory, endive, succory] 1. a perennial weedy plant (Cichorium intybus) of the composite family, usually with blue flowers: the young leaves… … English World dictionary
chicory — /chik euh ree/, n., pl. chicories. 1. a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive… … Universalium
chicory — also chickory noun (plural ries) Etymology: alteration of Middle English cicoree, from Anglo French, from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kichoreia Date: 15th century 1. a thick rooted usually blue flowered European perennial … New Collegiate Dictionary
chicory — [[t]tʃɪ̱kəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Chicory is a plant with crunchy bitter tasting leaves. It is eaten in salads, and its roots are sometimes used instead of coffee … English dictionary
chicory — A plant noted for the root which is dried and ground to produce a substance, also known as chicory, which is sometimes, particularly in some of the southern states, mixed with coffee; sometimes used as a substitute for coffee, and occasionally as … Ballentine's law dictionary
chicory — chic•o•ry [[t]ˈtʃɪk ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) pln a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having blue flowers and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root Compare endive 2) 2) pln the root of this plant used roasted and… … From formal English to slang
