CHICORY

also chickory noun (plural -ries) Etymology: alteration of Middle English cicoree, from Anglo-French, from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kichoreia Date: 15th century a thick-rooted usually blue-flowered European perennial composite herb ( Cichorium intybus ) widely grown for its roots and as a salad plant, the dried ground roasted root of ~ used to flavor or adulterate coffee