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noun, plural en·dives 
[-dahyvz, -deevz; Fr. -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.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French ≪ Medieval Greek entýbia, plural of entýbion, derivative of earlier éntybon < Latin intubum, intibum, earlier intubus chicory, endive, perhaps < Semitic
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French ≪ Medieval Greek entýbia, plural of entýbion, derivative of earlier éntybon < Latin intubum, intibum, earlier intubus chicory, endive, perhaps < Semitic
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| endive (ˈɛndaɪv) | |
| —n | |
| Compare chicory a plant, Cichorium endivia, cultivated for its crisp curly leaves, which are used in salads: family Asteraceae (composites) | |
| [C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin endīvia, variant of Latin intubus, entubus, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
endive
late 14c., from O.Fr. endive, ult. from Medieval Gk. entybon (though OED considers this a borrowing from L.), probably of Eastern origin (perhaps from Egyptian tybi "January," which is when the plant grows in Egypt).
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