sə̇ˌkōrēˈāsēˌē, -ȯr- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cichorium, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family of herbs or shrubs comprising all the composites (as chicories) that have milky juice and flower heads made up of only ligulate flowers — see compositae
• ci·cho·ri·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective