Chicory
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
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Senses
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crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
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root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
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the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- chicory plantchicory rootcurly endivesuccory
- plural
- Chicories
- possessive
- Chicory's
- pluralpossessive
- Chicories'