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    SUCCORY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsplay

    Synonyms:

    chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("succory" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Meronyms (parts of "succory"):

    chicory; curly endive (crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)

    chicory; chicory root (the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)

    Holonyms ("succory" is a member of...):

    Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)

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