chicory

名词 chicory:

1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
   同义词：chicory root
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
   同义词：succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus
3. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
   同义词：chicory root
4. crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
   同义词：curly endive

chic.o.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 chic.o.ries
A perennial herb(Cichorium intybus) of the composite family, native to the Old World, widely naturalized in North America, and having rayed flower heads with blue florets. Also called succory
菊苣：一种多年生菊科草本植物，（菊苣） 原产于东半球，被广泛引种在北美洲，开有伞形头样花序的蓝花 也作 succory
Any of various forms of this plant having edible leaves, such as radicchio.
菊苣：这种植物的一些种类，叶可食，如叶可作凉拌生菜的菊苣
The dried, roasted, ground roots of this plant, used as an adulterant of or substitute for coffee.
菊苣根：这种植物被烘干、烤熟并碾碎的根，用来作咖啡的掺杂剂或代用品

来源：
Middle English cicoree from Old French cichoree
中古英语 cicoree 源自 古法语 cichoree
French chicorée
法语 chicorée
both from Latin cichorium, cichorôum
都源自 拉丁语 cichorium, cichorôum
from Greek kikhoreia [pl. diminutive of] kikhora, kikhorô
源自 希腊语 kikhoreia [] kikhora, kikhorô的复数小后缀