Belgian endive

English

Belgian endive (Cichorium intybus)

Noun

Belgian endive (countable and uncountable, plural Belgian endives)

1. (Canada, US) Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, grown without sunlight to produce pale leaves.

Synonyms

• common chicory
• wild chicory
• common succory, wild succory (archaic)
• Italian dandelion
• witloof
• horseweed
• French endive
• horseweed
• garden endive
• wild endive
• blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed
• coffeeweed
• cornflower, ragged sailor, succory
• wild bachelor's button / wild bachelor's-button, chicory button

Translations

common chicory with pale leaves — see chicory

See also

• radicchio, sugarloaf

Further reading

• Belgian endive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cichorium intybus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cichorium intybus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons