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Meanings of chicory plant in English

Catalan
xicoira
Spanish
cichorium intybus

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.

        xicoira
        Synonyms
        Examples for "chicory"
        Examples for "chicory"
        1
        It was overgrown with chicory and burdock: it needed Brother Robert's talents.
        Shadowland
        2
        Walnut dressing Best used with bitter salads like chicory, endive and scarole.
        The Guardian
        3
        The mistress made it very strong and without a grain of chicory.
        L'Assommoir
        4
        Endive is of the same nature as chicory, the leaves being curly.
        The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
        5
        She stood there scarcely breathing, the chicory flowers held before her lips.
        Beyond
        1
        Let the air be cool, her garments thin, and her food endive, lettuce, succory and barley.
        The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher / Containing his C...
        2
        She strolled away, picking tiny, pink-tipped daisies and blue succory blossoms growing in the moist green grass.
        Daphne: An Autumn Pastoral
        3
        This story of the plantain is almost identical with one told in Germany of the endive or succory.
        The Folk-lore of Plants
        4
        Just as blue as succory flowers.
        A Mortal Antipathy
        5
        Chicory, or succory; in poetry.
        The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
        Usage of chicory plant in English
        1
        Her shuttle had caught in a dead chicory plant, and spun no more.
        Twilight in Italy
        Translations for chicory plant
        Catalan
        xicoira