- (British English) (North American English also chicory, curly endive, frisée [uncountable])
a plant with green curly leaves that are eaten raw as a vegetable （卷叶）欧洲菊苣 - (also Belgian endive)(both North American English)(British English chicory)
a small pale green plant with bitter leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. The root can be dried and used with or instead of coffee. 菊苣（根干燥后可与咖啡同饮或作其代用品）
Word Originlate Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin endivia, based on Greek entubon.