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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chic•o•ry /ˈtʃɪkəri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Plant Biologya plant having blue flowers and oblong leaves with toothlike edges, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root: [countable]a garden of chicories.[uncountable]a bundle of chicory.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] the root of this plant used as a substitute for or additive to coffee.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chic•o•ry (chik′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Plant Biologya composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee. Cf. endive (def. 2).
- Plant Biologythe root of this plant.
Also, chiccory. - Middle French
- Greek kichória, kíchora (neuter plurals); replacing Middle English cicoree
- Latin cichorēa
- Middle French chicoree, alteration of earlier cicoree (by influence of Italian cicoria)
- 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chicory /ˈtʃɪkərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- Also called: succory a blue-flowered plant, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves, which are used in salads, and for its roots: family Asteraceae (composites)
- the root of this plant, roasted, dried, and used as a coffee substitute
Compare endiveEtymology: 15th Century: from Old French chicorée, from Latin cichorium, from Greek kikhōrion |