n.
1.the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
2.perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
3.root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
4.crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
Idiom of the Day
take apart (something) or take (something) apart
to separate the parts of something, to disassemble something
I took apart the watch easily but it never worked again.