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1. (n.) chicory
a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having blue flowers and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root.
2. chicory
the root of this plant used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF chicoree, alter. of earlier cicoree (by influence of It cicoria) < L cichorēa < Gk kichória, kíchora)
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1. (noun) chicory, chicory root
the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
2. (noun) chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus
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
3. (noun) chicory, chicory root
root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
4. (noun) chicory, curly endive
crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Chicory
a branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive
2. (noun) Chicory
the root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Chicory
A thick-rooted perennial (Cichorium intybus) native to Europe but widely grown for its young leaves used as salad greens and for its roots, dried and ground-roasted, used to flavor or adulterate coffee. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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Sense: a plant whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is ground and mixed with coffee.
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 Afrikaans: sigorei |
 Arabic: هندباء |
 Bulgarian: цикория |
 Brazilian: chicória |
 Czech: cikorka |
 German: der Chicoree |
 Danish: julesalat; cikorie |
 Greek: ραδίκι |
 Estonian: sigur |
 Farsi: کاسنی |
 Finnish: sikuri |
 French: chicorée |
 Hebrew: עוֹלֶש |
 Hindi: कासनी, चिकरी |
 Croatian: cikorija |
 Hungarian: cikória |
 Indonesian: cikori |
 Icelandic: kaffifífill |
 Italian: cicoria |
 Japanese: チコリー |
 Korean: 꽃상추 |
 Lithuanian: cikorija |
 Latvian: cigoriņi |
 Malay: cikori |
 Dutch: cichorei |
 Norwegian: sikori |
 Polish: cykoria |
 Persian: کاسنی |
 Pashto: كاسنى، كاشنى |
 Portuguese: chicória |
 Romanian: cicoare |
 Russian: цикорий |
 Slovak: cigória |
 Slovenian: cikorija; belgijski radič |
 Serbian: cikorija |
 Swedish: cikoria |
 Thai: พืชชนิดหนึ่งใช้เป็นเครื่อ |
 Turkish: hindiba |
 Taiwanese: 菊苣 |
 Ukrainian: цикорій |
 Urdu: سلاد کے لئے استعمال ہونے |
 Vietnamese: cây diếp xoắn |
 Chinese: 菊苣 |
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