endive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: endive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
endive n widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched Synonym(s): endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges Synonym(s): chicory escarole, endive, escarole
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.