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endive
[en-dahyv, ahn-deev, ah
noun
plural
endivesa composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
Also called French endive,.Also called Belgian endive,.Also called witloof.a young chicory plant, deprived of light to form a narrow head of whitish leaves that are eaten as a cooked vegetable or used raw in salads.
Furniture.an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.
endive
/ ˈɛԻ岹ɪ /
noun
a plant, Cichorium endivia, cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, which are used in salads: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare chicory
Word History and Origins
Origin of endive1
Word History and Origins
Origin of endive1
Example Sentences
Serve on sliced baguette, sliced tomatoes, endive, radishes, celery sticks, and other prepared raw vegetables.
Any combination of bitter greens, such as frisée, endive, radicchio, escarole or arugula, works well in this recipe.
Beets, spinach, and endive died where they grew, with telltale dried-up, silver-metallic leaves.
Runners spun through dining rooms, their forearms inked and weighed down with plates of spatchcocked Cornish game hen and endive Caesar salad dusted with breadcrumbs.
Scoops of the creamy, crunchy bistro staple, elevated with smoked trout in the julienne mix, showed up in a trio of chive-flecked Belgian endive “boats,” a clever mode of transport.
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