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

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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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Example Sentences

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succory succories

Let the air be cool, her garments thin, and her food endive, lettuce, succory and barley.

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

Wild white succory is only good to eat in salads.

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 Mary Eaton

After calling for a glass of succory water, which she drank, she dined.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

I had taken nothing for my support for two days, but a few handfuls of wild succory, which I had gathered in the fatal valley.

From Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. by Patrick Maxwell

Let’s go in and look up chicory and succory in the encyclopedia.

From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline

Me olives support, me succories and soft mallows.

From The Works of Horace by Horace

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