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