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Webster 1913 Edition
Chicory
Chic′o-ry
,Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A branching perennial plant (
Cichorium Intybus
) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive
. 2.
The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.