chicory

n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee

substitute [syn: {chicory root}]

2: 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: {succory}, {chicory

plant}, {Cichorium intybus}]

3: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute

for or adulterate coffee [syn: {chicory root}]

4: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: {curly

endive}]