[en-dahyv, ahn-deev; Fr. ahn-deev] 
[-dahyvz, -deevz; Fr. -deev] . | 1. | a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads. Compare escarole. |
| 2. | Also called Belgian endive, French endive, witloof. 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. |
en·dive (ěn'dīv', ŏn'dēv')  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Medieval Greek entubia, pl. diminutive of Greek entubon, perhaps from Egyptian tybi, January (because the plant grows in this month).] |
