cichorium endivia

3 definitions found

cichorium endivia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Endive \En"dive\, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It.
     endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.]
     (Bot.)
     A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided
     and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Wild endive (Bot.), chicory or succory.
        [1913 Webster]

  escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL.
     escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr.
     edere to eat.]
     a variety of endive (Cichorium endivia) often used in
     salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
  
     Syn: endive, curly endive.
          [WordNet 1.5]

cichorium endivia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cichorium endivia
      n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
           either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
           usually blanched [syn: endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia
           ]