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CHICORY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

Synonyms:

chicory; curly endive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

salad green; salad greens (greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chicory"):

radicchio (prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "chicory"):

chicory; curly endive (crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)

chicory; chicory root (the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a member of...):

Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (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)

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