endive
noun
a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
endives
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pluralof endive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One private, non-Indigo garage has even been turned into a farm for mushrooms and endives.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Emmanuel Lefebvre produces thousands of tonnes of endives on his farm in northern France annually, but this year he may abandon his crop because of the crippling energy costs required to freeze the harvested bulbs.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2022
She might be tempted with fideua — Spanish macaroni baked with braised endives, piquillo pepper coulis, asparagus, pea vines and Comté cheese gratinee, while he could lavish attention on lamb albondigas with almonds and sherry.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
Steak salad with almost no steak: Halve endives or radicchio; brush with oil and grill.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2010
In quality, as well as in appearance, it is inferior to the Curled sorts; and its flavor is not so mild and agreeable as that of some of the other kinds of Batavian endives.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
