English > chicory escarole: 1 sense > noun 1, food| Meaning | Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges. |
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| Synonyms | endive, escarole |
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| Part of | endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia | Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green |
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| Narrower | Belgian endive, French endive, witloof | young / young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head |
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| Broader | salad green, salad greens | greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads |
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| Spanish | cichorium endivia, endibia, endivia, escarola |
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| Catalan | endívia, escarola |
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