SUCCORY

chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

succory (usually uncountable, plural succories)

chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Synonyms

• (Cichorium intybus): common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor, wild bachelor's button, chicory button, wild endive

Source: Wiktionary


Suc"co*ry, n. Etym: [Corrupted from chicory.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Cichorium. See Chicory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins