succory

[ suhk-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural suc·co·ries.

1. chicory.

succory

/ ˈsʌkərɪ /

noun

1. another name for chicory

Word History and Origins

Origin of succory¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of succory¹

C16: variant of cicoree chicory ; related to Middle Low German suckerie, Dutch suikerei

Example Sentences

Blue succory, tiny mirrors of the summer sky, flecked the long grass, and the women picked bunches of them, or, Italian fashion, twined the blossoms in their hair.

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In households of limited means it is often customary to use succory with coffee.

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They dropped from about her, the flapper's frock of succory blue and the silken under-garments, and with them she seemed to cast off as well that rather feverish sprightliness of the last hour.

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But I—I feed myself on olives, Ay, succory and soft mallows are for me.

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Chiccory.—Chiccory, or succory, or endive, is generally prepared as a salad, if it be that with the broad leaves, or the curled endive.

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