HyperDic: chicory_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression chicory plant:
NOUNplantchicory plant, chicory, succory, Cichorium intybusperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
English > chicory plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads.
Synonymschicory, succory, Cichorium intybus
Member ofCichorium, genus Cichoriumchicory
Partschicory, curly endiveCrisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
chicory, chicory rootThe dried root of the chicory plant
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcichorium intybus
Catalancichorium intybus, Cichorium intybus, xicoira

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