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endive
noun
- a cultivated, lettucelike plant (Cichorium endivia) of the composite family: its curled, narrow leaves are cooked or blanched and used for salads
- another form of this vegetable with wide, smooth leaves, used as a potherb or in salads
- the young leaves of chicory (sense ) blanched for salads
See endive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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