succory

/'tʃikəri/ Cách viết khác : (succory) /'tʃikəri/

Thân thiện

A gardener harvests fresh succory leaves for a salad.

Definition

Noun: 1. A perennial herb: A European plant (Cichorium intybus) with bright blue, daisy-like flowers and leaves that can be used in salads. Its root is often dried, roasted, and ground as a coffee substitute or additive. 2. The leaves or root of this plant: Refers to the edible parts of the Cichorium intybus plant, specifically the crisp leaves or the processed root.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The field was dotted with the bright blue flowers of succory.
  • For a bitter note in the salad, add some fresh succory leaves.
  • During the war, succory root was commonly used as a coffee substitute.

Advanced Usage

• "Wild succory": Often used to distinguish the naturally growing plant from cultivated varieties like radicchio or endive, which are related.
  • We foraged for wild succory along the roadside.

Variants and Related Words

• Chicory: This is the more common modern name for the same plant (). "Succory" is an older term.
• Endive: A closely related plant (), whose leaves are also used in salads. Note: In some regions, "endive" and "chicory" are used interchangeably, which can cause confusion.
• Radicchio: A variety of chicory with red and white leaves.

Synonyms

• Chicory: The direct synonym.
• Blue sailors: A common folk name for the plant, referring to its blue flowers.
• Coffee weed: A name referring to the use of its root as a coffee substitute.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chicory
• chicory plant
• Cichorium intybus