| 单词 | endive |
| 释义 | endive /en"duyv, ahn"deev/; Fr. /ahonn deev"/, n. , pl. endives /-duyvz, -deevz/; Fr. /-deev"/. 1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads. Cf. escarole. 2. Also called Belgian endive, French endive, witloof. a young chicory plant, deprived of light to form a narrow head of whitish leaves that are eaten as a cooked vegetable or used raw in salads. 3. Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves. [1325-75; ME < MF << MGk entýbia, pl. of ENTÝBION, deriv. of earlier éntybon < L intubum, intibum, earlier intubus chicory, endive, perh. < Sem] |
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