noun
1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
• Syn: ↑chicory
• Hypernyms: ↑root
• Part Holonyms: ↑chicory, ↑succory, ↑chicory plant, ↑Cichorium intybus
2. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
• Syn: ↑chicory
• Hypernyms: ↑coffee substitute
Useful english dictionary. 2012.