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CHICORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
Synonyms:
chicory; curly endive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):
salad green; salad greens (greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chicory"):
radicchio (prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves)
Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):
chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
Synonyms:
chicory; chicory root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):
coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "chicory"):
chicory; curly endive (crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)
chicory; chicory root (the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)
Holonyms ("chicory" is a member of...):
Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
Synonyms:
chicory; chicory root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):
chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (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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