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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

endive

(cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It.

endivia

), fr. a deriv. of L.

intibus

intybus

, endive.]

(Bot.)

A composite herb (

Cichorium Endivia

). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.

Wild endive

(Bot.)

chicory or succory.

Noun.

[L. intybum.] A species of plant, of the genus Cichorium or succory; used as a salad.