chicory

C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

Also spelled chiccory

US /ˈtʃɪkəri/ UK /ˈtʃɪkəri/ See IPA manual

Freq #40597

Meanings

1

noun
a perennial plant with blue flowers, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves and root

Blue chicory flowered along the dry roadside.
2

noun
the bitter edible leaves of chicory or related cultivated varieties

The salad combined crisp chicory with sweet pear and walnuts.
3

noun
the roasted, ground root of chicory used as a coffee substitute or additive

The cafe blended roasted chicory with coffee for a darker drink.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a perennial plant with blue... succorychicory plant

2 noun · the bitter edible leaves of... curly endive

3 noun · the roasted, ground root of... chicory root

Word family

Derived forms chicoriedchicorylike

Related forms endiveCichoriumcoffee substitute

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Phrases (1)

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chicory root
the root of chicory, dried or roasted for use as a coffee substitute

Noun + noun

Etymology

From late Middle English forms such as cicory and sicory, through French or Medieval Latin from Latin cichorium and Greek words for chicory. The many historical spellings reflect the word's long route through European languages; succory is a doublet from the same source.

Topics

Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives

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# chicory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪkəri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪkəri/
**Frequency rank:** 40597

## Meanings
1. a perennial plant with blue flowers, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves and root
2. the bitter edible leaves of chicory or related cultivated varieties
3. the roasted, ground root of chicory used as a coffee substitute or additive

## Examples
- Blue chicory flowered along the dry roadside.
- The salad combined crisp chicory with sweet pear and walnuts.
- The cafe blended roasted chicory with coffee for a darker drink.

## Synonyms
- succory
- chicory plant
- curly endive
- chicory root

## Derived Forms
- chicoried
- chicorylike

## Related Forms
- endive
- Cichorium
- coffee substitute

## Etymology
From late Middle English forms such as cicory and sicory, through French or Medieval Latin from Latin cichorium and Greek words for chicory. The many historical spellings reflect the word's long route through European languages; succory is a doublet from the same source.

## Topics
- Plants & Agriculture
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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