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endive definition

en·dive (endīv′, ändēv′)

noun

    1. a cultivated, lettucelike plant (Cichorium endivia) of the composite family: its curled, narrow leaves are cooked or blanched and used for salads
    2. another form of this vegetable with wide, smooth leaves, used as a potherb or in salads
  1. the young leaves of chicory (sense ) blanched for salads

Etymology: ME & OFr < ML endivia < MGr endivi < L intibus < Gr entybon, prob. < Egypt tʾ-ʿʾbt, January (when it is said to grow in Egypt)

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