| 单词 | chicory |
| 释义 | chicory /chik"euh ree/, n. , pl. chicories. 1. a 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). 2. the root of this plant. Also, chiccory. [1350-1400; < MF chicoree, alter. of earlier cicoree (by influence of It cicoria) < L cichorea < Gk kichória, kíchora (neut. plurals); r. ME cicoree < MF] |
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