succory
/ˈsʌk(ə)ri
/noun
Another term for chicory (sense 1).The wild plant was also called succory (or ‘blue succory’ because it has blue flowers) in England in the past....
- In the last week, the Earth had been generous in sending forth dock and succory and starwort and lamb's quarters.
- One part succory with artemisia and periwinkle flowers placed as aforesaid is strong against incantations and against assassins and gives security from them, and if with this is placed the tooth of a wolf it protects also from robbers and thieves.
Origin
Mid 16th century: alteration of obsolete French cicorée.
Rhymes
- fire-eating
- fire ecologist
- fire ecology
- fire edge
- fire engine
- fire-engine red
- fire escape
- fire exit
- fire extinguisher
- fire-extinguishing
- fire-eyed
- fire fan
- fire fang
- fire-fanging
- fire fiend
- firefight
- firefighter
- firefighting
- firefinch
- firefish
- fire fishing
- fire-flaught
- fire flaw
- fire float
- fireflood