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CHICORY PLANT

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 I. (noun) 

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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 plant" 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 plant"):

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 plant" is a member of...):

Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)

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