Belgian endive

noun

Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, grown without sunlight to produce pale leaves.

Similar
common chicorywild chicorycommon succory wild succoryItalian dandelionwitloofhorseweedFrench endivegarden endive
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Meanings

nounBelgian endive (countable and uncountable, plural Belgian endives)

plural Belgian endives

  1. CanadaUScountableuncountableCommon chicory, Cichorium intybus, grown without sunlight to produce pale leaves.

    Synonyms: common chicory, wild chicory, common succory wild succory, Italian dandelion, witloof, horseweed, French endive, garden endive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCommon chicory, Cichorium intybus, grown without sunlight to produce pale leaves.

Similar
common chicorywild chicorycommon succory wild succoryItalian dandelionwitloofhorseweedFrench endivegarden endivewild endiveblue daisyblue dandelionblue sailorsblue weedcoffeeweedcornflowerragged sailorsuccorywild bachelor's buttonwild bachelor's-buttonchicory button

More synonyms by meaning

nounyoung broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head

Similar
French endivewitloof
Broader
chicory escaroleendiveescarole
Also see
common chicoryfrench endivehorseweedwitloof

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Chicago

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