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chicory

chi·cory

UK/ˈtʃɪkəɹi/ US/ˈtʃɪkɹi/ rare uk us

noun

1.

the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

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2.

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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Origin

From Late Middle English cicoree, cicory, cicorea, sicory, sycory (“common chicory (Cichorium intybus); heliotrope”), from Old French cicoree (modern French chicorée (“common chicory; endive; coffee substitute made from common chicory”)), or directly from its etymon Medieval Latin cicorea, cichorea, *cichōria, from Latin cichorium, cichoreum (“common chicory; endive”), from Ancient Greek κίχορα (kíkhora), κιχόρεια (kikhóreia), neuter plural of κιχώριον (kikhṓrion, “chicory”). The English word is cognate with Italian cicórea, and is a doublet of succory.

Phrases

  • California chicory
  • chicoric acid
  • chicory button
  • chicory coffee
  • desert chicory
  • Italian chicory
  • leaf chicory
  • root chicory

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