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Definition of endive noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

endive

noun
 
/ˈendaɪv/,
 
/ˈendɪv/
 
/ˈendaɪv/,
 
/ˈendɪv/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English chicory, curly endive, frisée [uncountable])
    a plant with green curly leaves that are eaten raw as a vegetable
  2. (also Belgian endive)
     (both North American English)
    (British English chicory)
    a small pale green plant with bitter leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. The root can be dried and used with or instead of coffee.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin endivia, based on Greek entubon.
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