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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Chicory

· Chic·o·ry · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪkəɹi/
01 n. A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for it…
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.) See: Endive
  2. 2.
    The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.