succory
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of succory
1525–35; < Middle Low German suckerie, perhaps < Medieval Latin, blend of Latin succus juice and cichorium chicory; the plant's roots are full of sap
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Plant cassias green around, thyme redolent, Full-flowering succory with heavy scent, And violet-beds to drink the channel'd stream.
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
This plant, like the succory, is of an ungraceful aspect; yet it has sweet and beautiful blossoms, and as an herb bearing seed is in the front rank.
From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford
Common white succory is eaten in salads, and used for ragouts.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
Blue succory, tiny mirrors of the summer sky, flecked the long grass, and the women picked bunches of them, or, Italian fashion, twined the blossoms in their hair.
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Weyman, Stanley John
Still another variety, called succory, which is used to some extent in Europe as a winter-salad, but is cultivated mainly for the root.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
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