succory

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/ˈsʌkəɹi/

noun

Chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Similar
common chicoryblue daisyblue dandelionblue sailorblue weedcoffeeweedcornflowerhendibeh
OriginDutch succoreye ← Old French cicorée →
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Meanings

nounsuccory (usually uncountable, plural succories)

plural succories

  1. uncountableusuallyChicory (Cichorium intybus).

    Synonyms: common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounChicory (Cichorium intybus).

Similar
common chicoryblue daisyblue dandelionblue sailorblue weedcoffeeweedcornflowerhendibehhorseweedragged sailorwild bachelor's buttonchicory buttonswine's succorywild endivewild succory

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
chicorychicory plantCichorium intybus
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
belgian endivechicorychicory buttoncommon chicorycornflowerhorseweedragged sailor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcicorée
  2. Dutchsuccoreye
  3. Englishsuccory

From earlier Dutch succoreye, sukereye (Modern Dutch suikerij (“chicory”)), from Middle Dutch, from Old French cicorée. Doublet of chicory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

suckery

Anagrams

Corycuscrocusy
Cite this entry
APA

succory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succory

MLA

“succory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “succory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/succory.

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