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WITLOOF
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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 ("witloof" is a kind of...):
chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)
Holonyms ("witloof" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Synonyms:
Cichorium endivia; endive; witloof
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("witloof" 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 "witloof"):
chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)
Belgian endive; French endive; witloof (young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head)
Holonyms ("witloof" is a member of...):
Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)
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