chicory plant chicory family • chicory root · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · chicory plant · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads. Synonyms: chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · chicory · · Synonym 1 succory · · Synonym 2 cichorium intybus · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079