chicory root

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Noun	1.	chicory root - the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitutechicorychicory plant, Cichorium intybus, succory, chicory - perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsroot - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	chicory root - root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffeechicorycoffee substitute - a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it