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escarole vs. endive

[ es-kuh-rohl ]
noun
  1. a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
[ en-dahyv, ahn-deev; French ahn-deev ]
noun,
  1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
  2. 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. an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.