Chiccory

[chik-uh-ree] /ˈtʃɪk ə ri/

noun, plural chiccories.
1.
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[chik-uh-ree] /ˈtʃɪk ə ri/
noun, plural chicories.
1.
a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.
Compare (def 2).
2.
the root of this plant.
/ˈtʃɪkərɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
a variant spelling of chicory
/ˈtʃɪkərɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
Also called succory. a blue-flowered plant, Cichorium intybus, cultivated for its leaves, which are used in salads, and for its roots: family Asteraceae (composites)
2.
the root of this plant, roasted, dried, and used as a coffee substitute
n.

late 14c., cicoree (modern form from mid-15c.), from Middle French cichorée “endive, chicory” (15c., Modern French chicorée), from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kikhorion (plural kikhoreia) “endive,” of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with Old Egyptian keksher. The modern English form is from French influence.

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