endive

[en-dahyv, ahn-deev, ahn-deev]

noun

plural

endives 

1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.

2. Also called French endive,. Also called Belgian endive,. Also called witloof. a young chicory plant, deprived of light to form a narrow head of whitish leaves that are eaten as a cooked vegetable or used raw in salads.

3. Furniture.,  an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.

endive

/ ˈɛndaɪv /

noun

1. a plant, Cichorium endivia, cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, which are used in salads: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare chicory

Word History and Origins

Origin of endive¹

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French ≪ Medieval Greek entýbia, plural of entýbion, derivative of earlier éntybon < Latin intubum, intibum, earlier intubus chicory, endive, perhaps < Semitic

Word History and Origins

Origin of endive¹

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin endīvia, variant of Latin intubus, entubus, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Then, the table is blanketed in banchan, side dishes meant to complement and elevate the meal, as well as rice, perilla, lettuce, and endive, to wrap morsels of grilled meat.

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Serve on sliced baguette, sliced tomatoes, endive, radishes, celery sticks, and other prepared raw vegetables.

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Any combination of bitter greens, such as frisée, endive, radicchio, escarole or arugula, works well in this recipe.

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Beets, spinach, and endive died where they grew, with telltale dried-up, silver-metallic leaves.

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Runners spun through dining rooms, their forearms inked and weighed down with plates of spatchcocked Cornish game hen and endive Caesar salad dusted with breadcrumbs.

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