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endive

[ en-dahyv, ahn-deev; French ahn-deev ]

noun

plural endives
  1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads. Compare escarole.
  2. Also called Belgian endive, 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.
  3. Furniture. an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.


endive

/ ˈɛ²Ô»å²¹Éª±¹ /

noun

  1. a plant, Cichorium endivia, cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, which are used in salads: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare chicory
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of endive1

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French ≪ Medieval Greek ±ð²Ô³Ùý²ú¾±²¹, plural of ±ð²Ô³Ùý²ú¾±´Ç²Ô, derivative of earlier é²Ô³Ù²â²ú´Ç²Ô < Latin intubum, intibum, earlier intubus chicory, endive, perhaps < Semitic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of endive1

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ±ð²Ô»åÄ«±¹¾±²¹, variant of Latin intubus, entubus, of uncertain origin
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Any combination of bitter greens, such as frisée, endive, radicchio, escarole or arugula, works well in this recipe.

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Beets, spinach, and endive died where they grew, with telltale dried-up, silver-metallic leaves.

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Runners spun through dining rooms, their forearms inked and weighed down with plates of spatchcocked Cornish game hen and endive Caesar salad dusted with breadcrumbs.

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Scoops of the creamy, crunchy bistro staple, elevated with smoked trout in the julienne mix, showed up in a trio of chive-flecked Belgian endive “boats,†a clever mode of transport.

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Don't forget to serve with an assortment of breads, crackers, endive or lettuce cups and other "scoops" that allow for slightly less-messy eating of the ooey, gooey cheese and its accouterments.

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