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chicory/ˈtʃik(ə)ri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a blue-flowered plant, Cichorium intybus (daisy family), cultivated for its salad leaves and its root 菊苣(人工栽培菊科植物，开蓝色花，叶和根均可食) 2 its root, roasted and ground for use with or instead of coffee 菊苣根(焙烤研磨后可作咖啡的代用品) 3 N. Amer. [北美] = ENDIVE [Middle English via obsolete French cicorée ‘endive’, medieval Latin cic(h)orea, and Latin cichorium from Greek kikhorion] |