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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]