Also spelled chiccory
Meanings
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1
noun
a perennial plant with blue flowers, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves and root
Blue chicory flowered along the dry roadside.
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2
noun
the bitter edible leaves of chicory or related cultivated varieties
The salad combined crisp chicory with sweet pear and walnuts.
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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.
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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.