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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chicory \Chic"o*ry\, n. [F. chicor['e]e, earlier also cichor['e]e, L. cichorium, fr Gr ?, ?, Cf {Succory}.] 1. (Bot.) A branching perennial plant ({Cichorium Intybus}) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See {Endive}. 2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chicory n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute [syn: {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: {succory}, {chicory plant}, {Cichorium intybus}] 3: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee [syn: {chicory root}] 4: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: {curly endive}]
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