es·ca·role (ěs'kə-rōl') n. A variety of endive (Cichorium endivia) having leaves with irregular frilled edges and often used in salads.
[French, from Old French scariole, from Late Latin ēscāriola, chicory, from Latin ēscārius, of food, from ēsca, food, from edere, ēs-, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]