Thesaurus: chicory

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1. n. 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. n. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.
3. n. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
4. n. 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
5. n. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
6. n. crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
7. 1. (Bot.) 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. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffe. See Chiccory.
8. A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with brightblue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; alsocultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive.See Endive.
9. n:100 n. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute n. 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 n. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee