succory

American  

[suhk-uh-ree] / ˈsʌk ə ri /

noun

• succories
  plural

1. chicory.

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succory British  

/ ˈsʌkərɪ /

noun

1. another name for chicory

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• succories
  plural

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

Example Sentences

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Treat the humours with syrup of borage, succory made with a poultice, and then take the following pills, according to the patient's strength.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

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 Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Make a decoction and dissolve syrup of succory in it, and two ounces of rhubarb; pound half an ounce of cassia with a few drops of oil of aniseed and make a draught.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

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 Stanley John Weyman

She disregarded every costly cover that cometh to the table, and taketh little but manchet and succory pottage.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Me olives support, me succories and soft mallows.

From The Works of Horace by Horace