What does endive mean?
Definitions for endive
ˈɛn daɪv, ɑnˈdiven·dive
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Princeton's WordNet
endive, witloof, Cichorium endivianoun
widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
chicory escarole, endive, escarolenoun
variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
Wiktionary
endivenoun
A leafy salad vegetable which is often confused with chicory.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Endivenoun
Endive, or succory, is of several sorts; as the white, the green, and the curled, which are only propagated by seed, that is longish, of a white-grey colour, flat at one end, and roundish at the other. It grows upon the stocks or stems of the preceding year’s growth. John Mortimer Husbandry.
Etymology: endive, French; intybum, Latin.
Wikipedia
Endive
Endive () is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus Cichorium, which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include Cichorium endivia (also called endive), Cichorium pumilum (also called wild endive), and Cichorium intybus (also called common chicory). Common chicory includes types such as radicchio, puntarelle, and Belgian endive. There is considerable confusion between Cichorium endivia and Cichorium intybus.
ChatGPT
endive
Endive is a leafy green vegetable, often used in salads, that belongs to the chicory family. It has a slightly bitter flavor and is rich in vitamins and minerals. There are two main varieties of endive: Belgian endive, which has tightly packed leaves and is shaped like a small, elongated head of lettuce, and curly endive, also known as frisée, which has loose, lacy leaves.
Webster Dictionary
Endivenoun
a composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad
Etymology: [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.]
Wikidata
Endive
Endive, Cichorium endivia, is a leaf vegetable belonging to the daisy family. Endive can be cooked or used raw in salads.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Endive
en′div, n. an annual or biennial plant of the same genus as chicory, used as a salad. [Fr.,—L. intubus.]
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Anagrams for endive »
envied
devein
veined
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of endive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of endive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- градинска жлъчкаBulgarian
- endivieCzech
- julesalatDanish
- Endivie, ChicoréeGerman
- αντίδιGreek
- endivia, escarolaSpanish
- endiiviFinnish
- endive, chiconFrench
- endíviaHungarian
- indivia, scarolaItalian
- AndéifLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ендивијаMacedonian
- indivjaMaltese
- andijvieDutch
- tʼąąʼdoolghasíNavajo, Navaho
- endívia, escarolaPortuguese
- andivăRomanian
- эндивийRussian
- endivijaSerbo-Croatian
- sydcikoria, endivSwedish
- 菊苣Chinese
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