CHICORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chicory mean? 

• CHICORY (noun)
  The noun CHICORY has 4 senses:

1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

2. perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

3. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

4. crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

  Familiarity information: CHICORY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHICORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "chicory"):

chicory; curly endive (crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)

chicory; chicory root (the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a member of...):

Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chicory; curly endive

Hypernyms ("chicory" is a kind of...):

salad green; salad greens (greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chicory"):

radicchio (prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves)

Holonyms ("chicory" is a part of...):

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads)

 Context examples 

Other examples include a hybrid of zinc and chicory (Cichorium intybus), extracts of seaweed (Gracilaria edulis) and horse mint (Mentha longifolia).

(Mango leaf extract can stop ships from rusting, SciDev.Net)

Oligofructose-enriched inulin is made by combining two substances that occur naturally in many plants, including chicory root, wheat, bananas, onion, and garlic.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Dictionary)