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Topic: PLANTS

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: chicorée, from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kichoreia

chicory

 noun
     
chic‧o‧ry [uncountable]
1HBPDFC a European plant whose bitter leaves are eaten in salads
2 the roots of this plant, used in coffee or instead of coffee
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