escarole

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escarole - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

escarole - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  escarole
      n 1: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled
           edges [syn: chicory escarole, endive, escarole]