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CHICORY ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 root" is a kind of...):
coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
Synonyms:
chicory; chicory root
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chicory root" 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 root" 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)
