ENDIVE


Meaning of ENDIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-ˌdīv, ˌän-ˈdēv ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin endivia, from Late Greek entybion, from Latin intubus

Date: 14th century

1. : an annual or biennial composite herb ( Cichorium endivia ) occurring in two forms:

a. : one having slightly bitter curly usually dissected leaves used especially in salads

b. : one having slightly bitter broad flat leaves used especially cooked as a vegetable — called also escarole

2. : Belgian endive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.