Chic·o·ry n.
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.
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Cichorium intybus
n : 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: chicory, succory,
chicory plant]