also chickory noun (plural -ries)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English cicoree, from Anglo-French, from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kichoreia
Date: 15th century
a thick-rooted usually blue-flowered European perennial composite herb ( Cichorium intybus ) widely grown for its roots and as a salad plant, the dried ground roasted root of chicory used to flavor or adulterate coffee
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