| 释义 |
en·dive
\ˈenˌdīv sometimes ˈänˌdēv or änˈdēv\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin endivia, alteration of Latin intubus, intibus, perhaps of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic hindab endive
1. : an annual or biennial herb (Cichorium endivia) probably native to India but widely cultivated as a salad plant and occurring in cultivation in two forms distinguished by one having deeply lobed and laciniate leaves and the other having much-curled but entire leaves — called also escarole
2. : the developing crown of chicory when blanched for use as salad — called also French endive, witloof |