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English noun: endive

1. endive (plant) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched


SynonymsCichorium endivia, witloof


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Part holonymBelgian endive, chicory escarole, endive, escarole, French endive, witloof


Member meronymCichorium, genus Cichorium

2. endive (food) variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges


Synonymschicory escarole, escarole


Broader (hypernym)salad green, salad greens


Narrower (hyponym)Belgian endive, French endive, witloof


Part meronymCichorium endivia, endive, witloof









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