English

An endive plant.

Alternative forms

• endyve (obsolete)

Noun

endive ‎(countable and uncountable, plural endives)

1. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with chicory.
   • 1787, Charlotte Mason, The Lady's Assistant for Regulating and Supplying the Table, page 192:

     When all this is ready, take some endive and Dutch lettuce, some chervil and celery, wash and drain them very well, cut them small, put them into a saucepan, and pour some of the broth upon them […]

   • 1805, William Augustus Henderson, The Housekeeper's Instructor, Or, Universal Family Cook, page 110:

     Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole.

   • 1915 August 28, Marion Harris Neil, “When Lettus is Scarce”, in The Country Gentleman, volume 80, page 1379:

     Broad leaved, green curled or white curled, the endive plants are good; the green sorts, on account of their coolness and their plentiful salts, are esteemed for the salad bowl, and the white-curled sorts are liked for soups, stews and as boiled vegetables.

   • 2001, Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables, page 146:

     Endive and escarole are the same vegetable, but endive has leaves that are cut and curled, while escarole has smooth, broad leaves.

Hyponyms

• (Cichorium endivia): curly endive, escarole, frisée lettuce, frisée; broad-leaved endive

Derived terms

• Belgian endive (from Cichorium intybus)

Translations

See also

• escarole

Anagrams

• devein, envied, veined

French

Noun

endive f ‎(plural endives)

1. endive