endive
/ˈendaɪv/noun
1
- an edible Mediterranean plant, the bitter leaves of which may be blanched and used in salads苣荬菜, 菊苣。
1.1
- Cichorium endivia, family Compositae. The varieties of endive are placed in two groups: curly endive, with curled leaves, and Batavian endive, with smooth leaves.拉丁名Cichorium endivia, 菊科。菊苣的品种有两大类：叶子卷曲的皱叶菊苣和叶子平滑的巴达维亚菊苣。
2
- （亦作 Belgian endive）N. Amer. a chicory crown〈北美〉菊苣的冠。
词源
late Middle English (also denoting the sowthistle)： via Old French from medieval Latin endivia, based on Greek entubon.