curled endive

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• Endive — En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• endive — [en′dīv΄, än′dēv΄] n. [ME & OFr < ML endivia < MGr endivi < L intibus < Gr entybon, prob. < Egypt tʾ ʿʾ bt, January (when it is said to grow in Egypt)] 1. a) a cultivated, lettucelike plant (Cichorium endivia) of the composite… …   English World dictionary

• endive — /ˈɛndaɪv / (say enduyv) noun a herb, Cichorium endivia, probably of Indian origin, now widely cultivated for its finely divided curled leaves used in salads and as a cooked vegetable. {Middle English, from French, from Medieval Latin endivia,… …  

• Wild endive — Endive En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cichorium Endivia — Endive En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• frisée — [ fri:zeɪ] noun a kind of endive with curled leaves. Origin Fr., from chicorée frisée curly endive …   English new terms dictionary