succory

American  

[suhk-uh-ree] / ˈsʌk ə ri /

noun

plural

succories

1. chicory.

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succory British  

/ ˈsʌkərɪ /

noun

1. another name for chicory

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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

Example Sentences

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.

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In households of limited means it is often customary to use succory with coffee.

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Olwen, in her red woolly coat, walked between Mrs. Cartwright, whose short blue skirts flapped like a wind-blown succory flower above her ankles, and Miss Walsh, who was holding on to her hat.

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But I—I feed myself on olives, Ay, succory and soft mallows are for me.

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Chiccory.—Chiccory, or succory, or endive, is generally prepared as a salad, if it be that with the broad leaves, or the curled endive.

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