endive
noun /ˈendaɪv/, /ˈendɪv/
/ˈendaɪv/, /ˈendɪv/
[countable, uncountable]- (British English) (North American English also chicory, curly endive, frisée [uncountable])a plant with green curly leaves that are eaten raw as a vegetable
- (also Belgian endive)(both North American English)(British English chicory)a small pale green plant with bitter leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. The root can be dried and used with or instead of coffee.
Word Originlate Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin endivia, based on Greek entubon.