cichorium endivia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cichorium endivia
    n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
         either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
         usually blanched [syn: {endive}, {witloof}, {Cichorium
         endivia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Endive \En"dive\, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It.
   endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.]
   (Bot.)
   A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided
   and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Wild endive} (Bot.), chicory or succory.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL.
   escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr.
   edere to eat.]
   a variety of endive ({Cichorium endivia}) often used in
   salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.

   Syn: endive, curly endive.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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