HyperDic: cichorium_intybus

English > 1 sense of the expression Cichorium intybus:
NOUNplantCichorium intybus, chicory, succory, chicory plantperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
English > Cichorium intybus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads.
Synonymschicory, succory, chicory plant
Member ofCichorium, genus Cichoriumchicory
Partschicory, curly endiveCrisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
chicory, chicory rootThe dried root of the chicory plant
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcichorium intybus
Catalancichorium intybus, Cichorium intybus, xicoira

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