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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
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