chicory plant

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chicory plant - perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsCichorium intybus, succory, chicorycurly endive, chicory - crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter tasteCichorium, genus Cichorium - chicorychicory, chicory root - the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substituteherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests