- curly endive
- noun Date: 1978 frisee
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
curly endive
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curly endive — noun crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste • Syn: ↑chicory • Hypernyms: ↑salad green, ↑salad greens • Hyponyms: ↑radicchio • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
curly endive — noun see endive … English new terms dictionary
curly endive — /kɜli ˈɛndaɪv/ (say kerlee enduyv) noun a form of endive with narrow leaves, used in salads …
Endive — Escarole endive Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (un … Wikipedia
endive — ► NOUN 1) a plant with bitter curly or smooth leaves, eaten in salads. 2) (also Belgian endive) N. Amer. a chicory crown. ORIGIN Old French, from Greek entubon … English terms dictionary
endive — /en duyv, ahn deev/; Fr. /ahonn deev /, n., pl. endives / duyvz, deevz/; Fr. / deev /. 1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly edged leaves used in salads. Cf. escarole. 2. Also called Belgian endive, French… … Universalium
endive — [[t]e̱ndɪv, AM daɪv[/t]] endives 1) N VAR Endive is a type of plant with crisp curly leaves that is eaten in salads. 2) N VAR Endive is a type of a plant with crisp bitter leaves that can be cooked or eaten raw in salads. [AM] (in BRIT, use… … English dictionary
endive — UK [ˈendɪv] / US [ˈenˌdaɪv] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms endive : singular endive plural endives 1) a vegetable with curly green leaves eaten in salad 2) American the vegetable chicory … English dictionary
endive — en•dive [[t]ˈɛn daɪv, ɑnˈdiv[/t]] n. 1) pln a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly edged leaves used in salads 2) pln coo Also called Belgian endive a young chicory plant deprived of light to form a narrow head of… … From formal English to slang
endive — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin endivia, from Late Greek entybion, from Latin intubus Date: 14th century 1. an annual or biennial composite herb (Cichorium endivia) occurring in two forms: a. one having slightly … New Collegiate Dictionary
