En·dive n.  Bot. A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.
  Wild endive Bot., chicory or succory.
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  Cichorium endivia
       n : widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
           either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
           usually blanched [syn: endive, witloof]