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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Asteraceae — around eight species ofperennial andannual plants.
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Examples
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This does not grow in my garden, a little too weedy, but the blue chicory, Cichorium intybus, flowers are some of the prettiest of the roadside wildlings.
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These are plants in the genus Cichorium, which include endive, escarole, chicory, and radicchio.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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These are plants in the genus Cichorium, which include endive, escarole, chicory, and radicchio.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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In the fields Cichorium is very common, and Carduacea, Centaurea cyanea,
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The Succory or Cichorium was known to the Romans, and was eaten by them as a vegetable, or in salads.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The Wild Succory (_Cichorium intybus_) is a common roadside
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The blue flowers of the chicory plant, Cichorium intybus, are a pleasure to see this time of year.
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E'caro'c. aj LactT2cascaroh; b) Cichorium endivia Efcinna, Sciasi: a. •
Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen Nemnich, Philipp Andreas, 1764-1822 1793
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