CHICORY ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chicory root mean? 

• CHICORY ROOT (noun)
  The noun CHICORY ROOT has 2 senses:

1. the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

2. root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

  Familiarity information: CHICORY ROOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHICORY ROOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Hypernyms ("chicory root" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("chicory root" is a part of...):

chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus; succory (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chicory; chicory root

Hypernyms ("chicory root" is a kind of...):

coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)

 Context examples 

Oligofructose-enriched inulin is made by combining two substances that occur naturally in many plants, including chicory root, wheat, bananas, onion, and garlic.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Dictionary)