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BELGIAN ENDIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
Synonyms:
Belgian endive; French endive; witloof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Belgian endive" is a kind of...):
chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)
Holonyms ("Belgian endive" is a part of...):
Cichorium endivia; endive; witloof (widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)