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common chicory

common chicory noun: cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are cultivated for salad leaves.

common chicory: cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many...
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Noun

common chicory (uncountable)

  1. Cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are cultivated for salad leaves.

Synonyms of common chicory

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Questions about common chicory

What does common chicory mean?
Common chicory means cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are cultivated for salad leaves.
What part of speech is common chicory?
Common chicory is a noun.

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