noun
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
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cichorium, ↑genus Cichorium
• Part Meronyms: ↑chicory, ↑curly endive, ↑chicory root
Useful english dictionary. 2012.