ENDIVE

endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia

(noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

endive (countable and uncountable, plural endives)

A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Hyponyms

• (Cichorium endivia): curly endive, escarole, frisée lettuce, frisée; broad-leaved endive

Anagrams

• Devine, devein, envied, veined

Source: Wiktionary

En"dive, n. Etym: [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.)

Definition: A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. Wild endive (Bot.), chicory or succory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition