the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
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
root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.