chic‧o‧ry /ˈtʃɪkəri/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: chicorée, from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kichoreia]
1. a European plant whose bitter leaves are eaten in
salads2. the roots of this plant, used in coffee or instead of coffee
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