Definitions for chicory
Overview of noun chicory
The noun chicory has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chicory, chicory root
(the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)
2. chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus
(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)
3. chicory, chicory root
(root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee)
4. chicory, curly endive
(crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)






