Defenition of the word chicory

• Defenition of the word chicory

  • A plant of the species Cichorium intybus whose leaves are used in salads and whose root is roasted, ground and mixed with coffee.
  • root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
  • the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
  • crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
  • perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

Synonyms for the word chicory

• • chicory plant
  • chicory root
  • Cichorium intybus
  • curly endive
  • succory

Meronymys for the word chicory

• • chicory
  • chicory plant
  • chicory root
  • Cichorium
  • Cichorium intybus
  • curly endive
  • genus Cichorium
  • succory

Hyponyms for the word chicory

• • radicchio

Hypernyms for the word chicory

• • coffee
  • coffee substitute
  • herb
  • herbaceous plant
  • java
  • root
  • salad green
  • salad greens

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