a blue-flowered Mediterranean plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its edible salad leaves and carrot-shaped root 菊苣
Cichorium intybus, family Compositae 拉丁名Cichorium intybus,菊科 ■[mass noun]the root of this plant, which is roasted and ground for use as an additive to or substitute for coffee 菊苣块根(烤、磨碎后作为咖啡的一种添加剂或替代品)
(North American). term for endive (北美)。 同 endive
语源
late Middle English: from obsolete French cicorée (earlier form of chicorée) 'endive', via Latin from Greek kikhorion