chicory: Word of the day for October 16, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

chicory , n : (countable, botany) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family. (chiefly Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf. (chiefly Canada, US) The endive (Cichorium endivia, the source of escarole and frisée. (uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common […]