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菊苣
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
{Wild endive} (Bot.), chicory or succory.
资料来源 : WordNet®
endive
n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
usually blanched [syn: {witloof}, {Cichorium endivia}]
2: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
[syn: {chicory escarole}, {escarole}]