chicory has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,botany
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[ noun ] (food) root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

Synonyms

chicory_root

Related terms

coffee coffee_substitute

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[ noun ] (botany) 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

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herb Cichorium

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[ noun ] (botany) the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Synonyms

chicory_root

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root

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

Synonyms

curly_endive

Related terms

salad_green radicchio

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