Chicory - Definition

n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee
substitute [syn: chicory, chicory root]
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 [syn: chicory, succory, chicory
plant, Cichorium intybus]
3: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute
for or adulterate coffee [syn: chicory, chicory root]
4: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn:
chicory, curly endive]