chicories

Meanings

Noun

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
• 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
• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
• plural of chicory

Synonyms

chicory, chicory plant, chicory root, Cichorium intybus, curly endive, succory