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Chicory root extract — is a dietary supplement or food additive produced by mixing dried, ground, chicory root with water, and removing the insoluble fraction by filtration and centrifugation. Other methods may be used to remove pigments and sugars. Fresh chicory root… … Wikipedia
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 plant — 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, ↑Cichorium intybus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member… … Useful english 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 — 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 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 — 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
