/ ˈendaɪv; NAmE ; -dɪv/ noun [ C , U ]
1.
( BrE ) ( NAmE chic·ory , ˌcurly ˈendive , fri·sée [ U ]) a plant with green curly leaves that are eaten raw as a vegetable
2.
( NAmE ) = chicory (1)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (also denoting the sowthistle plant): via Old French from medieval Latin endivia , based on Greek entubon .