FRENCH ENDIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head

Synonyms:

Belgian endive; French endive; witloof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("French endive" is a kind of...):

chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)

Holonyms ("French endive" is a part of...):

Cichorium endivia; endive; witloof (widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)

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