WITLOOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does witloof mean? 

• WITLOOF (noun)
  The noun WITLOOF has 2 senses:

1. widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched

2. young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head

  Familiarity information: WITLOOF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WITLOOF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cichorium endivia; endive; witloof

Hypernyms ("witloof" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "witloof"):

chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)

Belgian endive; French endive; witloof (young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head)

Holonyms ("witloof" is a member of...):

Cichorium; genus Cichorium (chicory)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Belgian endive; French endive; witloof

Hypernyms ("witloof" is a kind of...):

chicory escarole; endive; escarole (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)

Holonyms ("witloof" is a part of...):

Cichorium endivia; endive; witloof (widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)