Endive

Quick meaning: Endive is a noun meaning A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Meaning

A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

Example Sentences

Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole.

Endive, like a number of similar plants, is both esculent and reputed to have some aphrodisiac property.

Endive and escarole are the same vegetable, but endive has leaves that are cut and curled, while escarole has smooth, broad leaves.

When all this is ready, take some endive and Dutch lettuce, some chervil and celery, wash and drain them very well, cut them small, put them into a saucepan, and pour some of the broth upon them […]

Word Forms

• endives
• endyve

Synonyms for endive

Depending on context, synonyms include escarole, witloof.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include escarole, witloof, salad, chicory, succory, radicchio.

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