| NOUN | plant | witloof, endive, Cichorium endivia | widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green |
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| food | witloof, Belgian endive, French endive | young / young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head |
| Meaning | Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched. | |
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| Synonyms | endive, Cichorium endivia | |
| Member of | Cichorium, genus Cichorium | chicory |
| Parts | Belgian endive, French endive, witloof | young / young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head |
| chicory escarole, endive, escarole | Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges | |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | endibia, endivia, escarola | |
| Meaning | young / young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head. | |
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| Synonyms | Belgian endive, French endive | |
| Part of | endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia | Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green |
| Broader | chicory escarole, endive, escarole | Variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges |
| Spanish | endibia, endivia, escarola | |
| Catalan | endívia, escarola | |
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