chicory vs. endive

a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.

the root of this plant.

a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.

Also called French endive,. Also called Belgian endive,. Also called witloof. a young chicory plant, deprived of light to form a narrow head of whitish leaves that are eaten as a cooked vegetable or used raw in salads.

Furniture.,  an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.