noun.
A plant (Cichorium endivia) in the composite family, of South Asian origin, having curled or ruffled leaves with a bitter flavor, cultivated as a salad green.
noun.
A variety of the common chicory (Cichorium intybus) cultivated to produce a narrow, pointed, blanched cluster of leaves used in salads.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A plant, Cichorium Endivia, of the natural order Compositæ, distinguished from the chicory, C. Intybus, by its annual root, much longer unequal pappus, and less bitter taste.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.