chicory

Noun

• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

• 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

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  curly endive , chicory root , succory , chicory plant , Cichorium intybus