endive — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicory noun A blue-flowered plant whose leaves are eaten as a salad green and whose root is used to make a coffee substitute.

Senses

endive is used for these senses in English:

• chicory (chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.
• endive A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

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