chicory   (TTS Sound)

The noun chicory has 4 senses

• chicory, chicory root -- (the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)


• chicory, succory, chicory plant, 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)


• chicory, chicory root -- (root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee)


• chicory, curly endive -- (crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)